Police in Gombe have confirmed the killing of a retired civil servant, Tijjani Magaji, 43, of Idi Dawaki quarters in Gombe by unknown gunmen on Saturday in Gombe.?
The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Fwaje Atajiri, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Sunday that Magaji was shot dead around 7.30 p.m.?
According to him, two of the gunmen came on motorcycle, shot the deceased and fled the scene.
He said police were still investigating the matter and that no arrest had been made.?
A resident of the quarters, who preferred anonymity, said he witnessed the incident, adding that the gunmen fire close-range shots at Magaji.
NAN reports that the deceased was a civil servant in Gombe Local Government before he left the service for business.