Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso
KANO
State Governor’s father, Alhaji Musa Saleh Kwankwaso, on Tuesday night
escaped death when unidentified gunmen attacked and opened fire on
worshippers at a mosque in Kwankwaso town, in Madobi Local Government
Council of the state.
The governor’s father was said to be among the congregation at the time the gunmen struck.
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is the Governor of Kano State.
It was gathered that it was a long gun
battle between the gunmen and the police attached to the mosque.
However, at the end of it all, three persons were killed, while 12
others sustained varying degrees of injuries. They were said to be
receiving treatment at a nearby hospital.
It was learnt that at the time when
the incident occurred at about 8:00pm on Tuesday in Madobi, the
governor’s father, who is also the District Head of Madobi, was among
the congregation of worshippers during the attack but escaped unhurt.
Confirming the incident, the Kano State
Police Command said although the attack was repelled by the police but
three persons lost their lives , while about 12 others suffered varying
degrees of injuries.
The command’s spokesman, Magaji
Musa-Majia, in a statement, said all the injured persons had been rushed
to a near-by hospital. He added that the motive of the attack was yet
to be established.
He said the command had launched an investigation into the incident with a view to tracking down the perpetrators.
He, therefore, solicited the cooperation
of the general public in offering useful information to the police to
enable law enforcement agents apprehend the fleeing culprits.
Our correspondent learnt through one of
the police officers attached to the district head, who was injured
during the attack but was receiving treatment at the Aminu Kano Teaching
Hospital, that it took several minutes of fierce gun battle before the
attack stopped.
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