Gunmen have killed two people and abducted the All Progressives Congress chairman of Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, Alhaji Abdullahi Fanka, in a fresh attack on the community.
The incident occurred around 11pm on Monday when the gunmen invaded the area and opened sporadic fire, forcing residents to flee their homes.
A resident, who spoke with PUNCH on Tuesday on condition of anonymity, said the attackers killed two people who attempted to stop them from abducting Fanka.
“The two people killed couldn’t stop them from whisking away the party chairman because they were in possession of sophisticated weapons,” the resident said.
The attack came barely 24 hours after gunmen killed the APC chairman of Rantan Ward in Bebeji Local Government Area, Alhaji Garba Buba, and another resident, Sulaiman Zunduma.
The Rantan attack occurred on Sunday night when gunmen invaded the community and opened fire, killing Buba and Zunduma.
The Kano State Police Command has launched an investigation into the incident and efforts to apprehend the perpetrators are ongoing.
The latest attacks have heightened concerns over the security situation in Kano, with suspected kidnappers and bandits targeting communities in different parts of the state.
Hours before the Rantan attack, suspected bandits had invaded Chiromawa community in Garun Mallam Local Government Area on Saturday night and abducted the Sarkin Noman Kano, Alhaji Yusif Nadabo.
Nadabo was later rescued by the police after security operatives and residents responded to the attack.
Three residents were reportedly injured during the incident.
The three incidents occurred in neighbouring parts of Kano within about 72 hours, raising fresh concerns over the growing threat of kidnapping and armed attacks in the state.
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, had on Monday announced that the Federal Government was developing a five-year defence and security plan following the recent attacks in Kano.
However, efforts to obtain an update from the Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.
Calls to his telephone line went unanswered, while a WhatsApp message sent to him had yet to receive a response.
