Gunmen have killed the village head of Maigari in Rimin Gado LGA of Kano state, Dahiru Abba.
The 70 year old was said to have been shot by gunmen at his residence on Sunday.
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,” Haruna-Kiyawa said.
“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.”
The police spokesperson assured that efforts have been intensified to arrest the perpetrators.
The late Abbas is the biological father of the Chairman of Rimin Gado Local Government, Munir Dahiru-Maigari.