Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have accidentally shot dead their gang member during an attack on their victims in Kano State.
It was learnt that the incident happened when a victim, Gaddafi, resisted the armed men, who allegedly attempted to seize him and his father, Nasiru Yayaya, in their house in Yarimawa village, Tofa Local Government Area of the state.
In an attempt to use force on him and shoot him, one of the kidnappers mistakenly killed a colleague.
Meanwhile, the Kano State Police Command on Tuesday said three suspects, Idris Abdullahi, Tukur Yusuf and Ilyasu Aminu, after the incident.
The state Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Usaini Gumel, who addressed newsmen on the incident, said: “On 16/03/2023 at about 0100hrs, a report was received that gunmen stormed the residence of one Nasiru Yahaya, Yarimawa Village, Tofa LGA, Kano State, where they kidnapped him and his son, one Gaddafi Nasiru.
“In the process, the son resisted them. In an attempt to shoot the son, they shot their colleague, one Umar Abdullahi alias Danbaba, who died on the spot. The father escaped.
“Also, in an attempt to whisk the son, they shot two villagers on their legs who came to offer assistance. The victims were rushed to Tofa General Hospital, and they were treated and discharged.
“In a follow-up investigation, the following suspects were arrested; (i) Idris Abdullahi, ‘m’, 26 years of Janguza, Tofa LGA (ii) Tukur Yusuf, ‘m’, 40 years old, of Langyal, Tofa LGA, and (iii) Ilyasu Aminu, ‘m’, 25 years old, of Gargai Village, Bebeji LGA Kano State. Investigation is in progress.”
