Gunmen have killed one person and abducted one Hajiya Asabe Jibrin, mother of a businessman in Rurum town of Rano local government area of Kano State.
An eye witness told newsmen that the gunmen stormed the town around 1am on Thursday and started shooting at people.
He said they later moved away with two people, Alhaji Jibrin and Hajiya Asabe Jibrin, parents of Alhaji Yusuf Jibrin.
They were said to have released Jibrin’s father, who suffered injuries during the attack, but went with the mother.
The man said they did not get any support from security personnel.
He added that the deceased, Abba Yusuf Gwaddu, who is his brother, died at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital on Wednesday, while the remaining two are receiving treatment.
The Kano state police command confirmed the incident through its Public Relation Officer, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa.
Haruna said two people were kidnapped by the gunmen but their personnel have rescued one person and that they have started making efforts to rescue the other victim.
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