The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Medical Centre, Azare in Bauchi State, Dr Musa Mohammed, was on Saturday murdered by gunmen.
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The Public Relations Officer of the Bauchi State Command, ASP. Hassan Mohammed, confirmed the development in an interview on Sunday in Bauchi.
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He said that the deceased was shot and killed, along with Alhaji Muhammadu Manu, the District Head of Yame Community in the Dambam Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
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"Mohammed along with Alhaji Manu was shot dead in Yame town at around 10.30 p.m. on Saturday.
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The spokesman who said that no arrest had been made, said that the police had commenced investigation into the matter.
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The late medical practitioner was ambushed on the Azare-Dambam road by the suspected assailants, who took him to Yame town before killing him and the district head.
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Until his appointment as the CMD of the centre, Mohammed was Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency.