The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Saturday, escaped assassination attempt, as members of the Muslim sect, Shiites allegedly attacked his convoy in Zaria, Kaduna State.
Vanguard reports that seven persons lost their lives in the clash between soldiers attached to Buratai’s convoy and the Shiite Muslim sect.
The cause of the clash could not however be confirmed as at the time of going to press.
This came as President Muhammadu Buhari was a guest in Kaduna today, to grace the Kaduna Music Festival, as well as received a honorary award given him by the Kaduna State University (KASU), at its convocation ceremony.
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