Director General of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guards (CPG), the state-owned security outfit Retired General Lawal B. Muhammad has been shot by bandits.
Blueprint gathered that he was shot on Sunday during an attack on motorists at Kucheri village in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state.
Scores of passengers were also kidnapped by the bandits during the operation.
The retired general is reportedly receiving treatment at a medical facility in Gusau, the state capital.
A source from the Zamfara State Ministry of Internal Security, who preferred anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to press, confirmed the incident and said the DG was receiving medical treatment at a Hospital in Gusau, the state capital.
“It is confirmed that the bandits shot DG Community Protection Guards and he is currently receiving treatment at Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital,” the source said.