One Kano Policeman Killed, Another Wounded in a Gunfight

The Kano State Police Command confirmed the killing of a police corporal by unidentified gunmen in Kabuga area of Kano metropolis on the night of September 22, 2013, Sunday.

ASP Magaji Majiya, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Kano State Police Command, announced the appropriate statement on September 23, 2013, Monda. The PRO disclosed in Kano that some policemen were attacked in their patrol vehicle by the hoodlums around 7.52 p.m. As the result of the ambush, one police corporal lost his life and another one had some bruises and the injured had been treated and discharged. The suspects, reportedly, hid in the dark, and opened fire on the police vehicle soon after it reached the area. “When our men responded, the gunmen took to their heels and escaped in the dark,” ASP Magaji Majiya said. The PRO confirmed the investigation had since begun while security was beefed up in the area to ensure the arrest of the hoodlums. (NAN)