{"id":150677,"date":"2024-02-13T07:28:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T07:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/13\/60-year-old-man-shot-dead-at-jilo\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T07:28:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T07:28:16","slug":"60-year-old-man-shot-dead-at-jilo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/13\/60-year-old-man-shot-dead-at-jilo\/","title":{"rendered":"60-year-old man shot dead at Jilo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A 60-year-old man, a nomad, has tragically been shot dead at Jilo, a community in the Nanumba North municipality of the Northern Region, by unidentified gunmen while returning from the mosque.<\/p>\n<p>The son, who was accompanying his father from the mosque, reported that two men confronted them with guns.<\/p>\n<p>He said they shone a torchlight into the father\u2019s eyes, greeted him in the Fulani language, and then shot him in the stomach and shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>After the father fell, the gunmen departed. The son, Yakubu Sulemana, identified the gunmen as nomads.<\/p>\n<p>The police have transported the body to the hospital morgue.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, another individual, who was also returning from the mosque, was hit by a bullet in the elbow.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 60-year-old man, a nomad, has tragically been shot dead at Jilo, a community in the Nanumba North municipality of the Northern Region, by unidentified gunmen while returning from the mosque. 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