A 60-year-old man, identified as Alhaji Na’ayya Gangarbi, has been kidnapped by yet-to-be -identified gunmen in Gangarbi village of Rano Local Government Area of Kano State.
Also, the gunmen shot two other people in the same village, the Police Command in Kano State confirmed.
The incident was made known on Tuesday by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Manman Dauda, who stated that it occurred on Monday at about 1:30 am.
According to the police boss, the police in the area was contacted at about 01:30 am by members of the family of the victim, who said he was whisked away to an unknown destination.
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Dauda said that 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.
He said, “Well-armed security personnel and other tactical teams along with vigilante group members have been deployed to the area to ensure successful rescue of the victims.”
He said that investigation had commenced in order to apprehend the abductors and rescue the victims