Abdulkareem Na’Allah, a pilot, was brutally murdered in his Umar Gwandu, Malali GRA residence yesterday, Sunday, August 29, 2021.

A statement personally signed by the father, Sen Bala Ibn Na’Allah early Monday morning reads:

“Let me on behalf of Na’Allah’s family specifically confirm the death of Abdulkareem Na’Allah snr who was attacked and killed by yet to be identified persons.

“From the reports received so far, his attackers were not armed with guns. They simply gained access to his house through the roof and strangulated him to death.

“As a family we will continue to love him even in death because he was such a wonderful person in his life.

“His life is not better than any other Nigerian. As a family we leave everything in the hands of Almighty Allah to whom we have since surrendered in pursuit of the strength to bear the loss of Abdulkareem in our family and by the numerous calls, messages and visits we have received so far, we have every course to thank Almighty Allah for his love and mercy to the family.

“We assure the public that though we fill greatly diminished in the manner he was killed, we shall remain steadfast in our unshakable believe in the will of Allah.

“We shall persevere and overcome this tragic loss of one of the finest Ambassadors of our family who has done us proud in his life.

“We express the hope that his death will play a major role in finding solutions to the problem facing our great Nation.

“May Allah grant him Aljannah fiddous.

“We thank the Nigerian Police and the Government of Kaduna State for their intervention so far.”