The Nigerian Police Force has confirmed the gruesome killing of Maigari village chief, Rimin Gado Local Government Area of Kano.
Dahiru Abbas, 70, was said to have been killed on Sunday by unknown gunmen at his home.
The Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Police Command, Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday.
“On Sunday at about 3:05 in the morning, there was a report that suspected kidnappers stormed the house of Abbas Lurah Maigari, Regional Government Rimin Gado to kidnap him.
“The suspected kidnappers in the process shot the village chief in the chest and he was taken to the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital Kano where he died while receiving treatment,” he said.
Mr. Haruna-Kiyawa added that efforts have been made to arrest the perpetrators as the Operation Restoration of Peace team has been in action.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the late Mr. Abbas is the biological father of the Chairman of Rimin Gado Local Government, Munir Dahiru-Maigari.
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