Police who rushed to the scene found body of Abdullohman Sani, 40, near his motorcycle. He had two gun wounds at the torso and back.
Initial police investigation showed that the victim was riding on his motorcycle when two suspected insurgents on a motorcycle fired at him. He just finished his prayer at a mosque which was about a kilometer away from his house in Yatoh village.
Police believed that the killing was aimed at creating chaos in the area.