Nigeria, April 26 -- Armed bandits in Zamfara State shot and injured a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Marafa, on Saturday.

Mr Marafa, a prominent cleric and the former Commissioner for Religious Affairs, narrowly escaped death when gunmen opened fire on his vehicle.

The incident occurred while he was travelling from Talata Mafara Local Government Area for an APC stakeholders' meeting in Gusau, the state capital.

Security analyst Bakatsine reported on X that the politician sustained a gunshot wound to the leg.

According to the report, the bullet has been surgically removed, and Mr Marafa is recuperating at the Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) in Sokoto.

The analyst also shared images of ...