By Sabiu Abdullahi
Gunmen have killed two residents and abducted the All Progressives Congress Chairman of Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, Alhaji Abdullahi Fanka, in a late-night attack on the community.
The incident reportedly occurred around 11pm on Monday when the armed men invaded the area and opened fire, forcing residents to flee their homes.
A resident who spoke about the incident on Tuesday, under the condition of anonymity due to security concerns, said two people were killed after they attempted to prevent the abductors from taking away the APC chairman.
“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 latest attack occurred less than 24 hours after gunmen reportedly killed the APC Chairman of Rantan Ward in Bebeji Local Government Area, Alhaji Garba Buba, alongside another resident, Sulaiman Zunduma.
The Rantan incident took place on Sunday night when the attackers invaded the community and killed the two victims. The Kano State Police Command subsequently commenced an investigation and launched efforts to identify and arrest those responsible.
The incidents followed another attack in Chiromawa community, Garun Mallam Local Government Area, where suspected bandits abducted the Sarkin Noman Kano, Alhaji Yusif Nadabo, on Saturday night.
Nadabo was later rescued by the police after security personnel and local residents responded to the attack. Three residents were reportedly injured during the incident.
The attacks in Rogo, Bebeji and Garun Mallam occurred in neighbouring areas of Kano State within roughly 72 hours, raising renewed concerns about the security situation across the state.
The development came shortly after the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, announced on Monday that the Federal Government was working on a five-year defence and security strategy following the recent attacks in Kano.
Attempts to obtain an official reaction 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 were not answered, while a WhatsApp message sent to him had not received a response.
