Gunmen kill two in Kano
The Kano State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of two persons by suspected gunmen in Bagwai town of the State.
The command’s Spokesman, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria said the gunmen attacked some shops and shot three persons on Monday night.“The gunmen shot sporadically with bullets hitting three persons. Two of them later died at Bichi General Hospital.
“The remaining one is still receiving medical attention at the hospital,” the command’s spokesman said. He said that the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Habu Ahmad-Sani, had ordered deployment of personnel from the “Operation Puff-adder” team, to investigate and arrest the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
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