Unknown gunmen on Monday night killed Air Vice-Marshall Mohammed Maisaka (retd) at his residence at Rigasa in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The retired military officer, who was also the Chief Medical Director of MSK Hospital, Rigasa was murdered in the early hours of Tuesday, in his residence alongside his grandson.
Although the identity of his killers is not yet clear, residents said the attack could be a clear case of assassination.
AVM Maisaka (retd) was a one-time Director of the Nigerian Air Force Medical Services. He was also a lecturer of Internal Medicine at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria. In his role as a lecturer, he helped in producing hundreds of doctors.
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