OnlineNigeria News: Police arrest 25 suspected gunmen in Kano

Police arrest 25 suspected gunmen in Kano
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Staff on 05/11/2012 03:33:00


Kano – The police command in Kano State on Sunday, arrested 25 suspected
gunmen over the killing of a policeman in Kano on Saturday.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, confirmed the arrest at a news
conference in Kano on Sunday.
Idris said that the gunmen attacked the policeman at Unguwa Uku area in the
metropolis during the monthly environmental sanitation on Saturday.
The monthly environmental sanitation, which was supposed to have been held on
Oct. 27 was shifted to Nov. 3 because of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.
The deceased police officer was cleaning his environment when the suspected
gunmen, on a motorcycle opened fire on him.
The gunmen were said to have shot severally in the air after killing their
target before fleeing the area. (NAN)
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