One of the victims, a 40-year old man, died from the injuries he sustained during the attack.
The incident happened in the Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident which occurred in the Ausar Quarters of Ringim town also left five people injured.
The victim was identified as Magaji Ringim, as a staff of the School of Legal Studies in Ringim.
Bala Shehu, a resident of the area, told NAN the suspected killer, popularly known as “AKT”, had been well known as a thug in the area.
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