April 11, (THEWILL) – Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have kidnapped a 60-year-old man and shot two others in Gangarbi village, Rano Local Government Area of Kano State.
Commissioner of Police in the state, Manman Dauda, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday, said the “police received the information at about 01:30 am, that unknown armed bandits stormed Gangarbi village of Rano Local Government Area and abducted one Alhaji Na’ayya Gangarbi to an unknown destination.”
Dauda said a combined team of the divisional patrol, JTF and Anti-Kidnap squad immediately rushed to the scene.
The police commissioner explained that two persons, who sustained bullet wounds, Maskuru Ukaisha, on his right leg and Salisu Ibrahim, on his left shoulder, were evacuated and rushed to Rogo General Hospital for treatment.
According to him, additional armed security personnel have been deployed to the area to track and arrest the gunmen and all other miscreants undermining peaceful coexistence among the residents.
“Well-armed security personnel and other tactical teams along with vigilante group members have been deployed to the area to ensure the successful rescue of the victims”, he said, adding that an investigation had commenced on the incident.
