{"id":1656,"date":"2012-07-16T14:49:45","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T13:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=1656"},"modified":"2012-07-16T20:30:08","modified_gmt":"2012-07-16T19:30:08","slug":"boko-haram-kill-first-female-politician-cart-away-jewelry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/boko-haram-kill-first-female-politician-cart-away-jewelry\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen Kill Female Politician in Maiduguri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tragedy struck last night when some unindentified gunmen shot dead a female politician,\u00a0 Hajja Bayayi.<\/p>\n<p>The assailants who struck in her Maiduguri, Borno state home, also carted\u00a0 a away her jewellery making it look like a robbery.<\/p>\n<p>Bayayi\u00a0 was until her sudden death the councillor representing Bolori ward 1.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner of Police in Borno State , Bala Hassan confirmed the incident on phone\u00a0 from Maiduguri.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes it happened last night during curfew hours. 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