Nasiru Yushau, a driver working with the Katsina State Transport Service, was murdered by gunmen, on Sunday.
The vehicle – a 30 passenger Toyota bus with Registration Number 148-58 KT ran into terrorists along Katsina/Jibia road.
Sources revealed that troops of the Nigeria Army rescued the passengers as the terrorists beat a retreat at the arrival of the troops at the scene.
The KSTS General Manager, Haruna Musa, who also confirmed the incident, said, “The deceased conveyed the passengers he took from Katsina to Jibia. Then, from Jibia also, he took passengers to Katsina that was when the incident happened at Farun Bala.
“The driver was trying to turn the vehicle with the passengers when he saw the four bandits crossing the road at that particular community. They shot him dead. Maybe they thought that he would go back and give information.
“There was no kidnapping intention by the bandits because they didn’t kidnap anybody. They only shot the driver and collected cash and some phones of the passengers. It wasn’t a target.
“I went to the scene and I was among those that took the corpse from the scene to General Hospital Katsina now to Musawa, the hometown of the deceased, for burial”.
The remains of the driver were later taken to his hometown, Musawa for burial also on Sunday.