The gunmen attempted to abduct him, but he fought back despite being heavily outnumbered, refusing to surrender.
A serving military intelligence officer, Colonel Abdussalam A. Ude, was shot dead after resisting armed assailants who tried to abduct him at his residence in the Kurudu district of Abuja.
The officer, a native of Enugu State, was widely regarded as a dedicated professional and had been due for promotion to Brigadier General next year, according to PRNigeria.
PRNigeria gathered that the attackers ambushed him shortly after he arrived home on Monday evening, opening fire as he alighted from his vehicle.
The gunmen attempted to abduct him, but he fought back despite being heavily outnumbered, refusing to surrender.
