Police confirm murder of village head in Kano
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the gruesome murder of the village head of Maigari, Rimin Gado Local Government Area Kano.
Alhaji Dahiru Abbas, 70, was said to have been murdered on Sunday by unknown gunmen at his residence.
The Kano state police command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday.
“On Sunday at about 3:05 a.m, a report was received that suspected kidnappers stormed the residence of Abbas, the Village Head of Maigari, Rimin Gado Local Government, in an attempt to kidnap him.
“The suspected kidnappers, in the process, shot the village head in the chest and he was rushed to Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital Kano, where he died while receiving treatment,” he said.
Mr Haruna-Kiyawa added that efforts have been intensified to arrest the perpetrators as teams of Operation Restore Peace have swung into action.
The late Abbas is the biological father of the Chairman of Rimin Gado Local Government, Munir Dahiru-Maigari.
(NAN)
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