Gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday, killed retired Air vice-marshal Muhammad Maisaka at his residence in Ragasi, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state.

Confirming the incident to NAN, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Kaduna State Police Command, Muhammad Jalige said when the information was received, the Commissioner of Police, Mudassiru Abdullah directed the Divisional Police Officer and the Area Commander to the scene.

He added that the corpse has been deposited in a morgue while the deceased’s gate man who sustained injuries was recuperating in the hospital.

“The corpse has been evacuated to the hospital and the gate man has also been rushed to the hospital for treatment”, he said, while revealing that details of the incident would be made available soon.

Jalige appealed to Kaduna residents to come forward with useful and timely information that could lead to the arrest of the culprits.