Report: Army Arrest Gen. Shuwa’s Killer

The Nigeria Army has announced the capture of one of the men said to have taken part in last November’s assassination of Gen. Mamma Shuwa (rtd) in Maiduguri.

According to the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Usman, the person was arrested in Kano on Monday.

General Shuwa, who was a key figure in the 1960s civil war, was shot dead by unknown gunmen at his home at the lower Gwange area of the Borno State capital. Eye witnesses at the time said Shuwa was shot multiple times.

“Four men initially thought to be his visitors… entered his house and opened fire on the general and his guests. One of the guests died on the spot while the general died on the way to the hospital,” said a Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa at the time of the shooting last year.

Incidentally, in an interview at his home last May, Shuwa told AFP that he could potentially be targeted by Boko Haram Islamists who have carried out scores of attacks in the city, which is considered their home base.