There was a gun duel between security operatives attached to the convoy of Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and some heavily armed bandits along Shema in Katsina State on their way back to Kano from Zamfara State on Tuesday night.
Ganduje’s convoy was attacked on his way from Gusau, Zamfara, where he attended defection rally of Bello Matawalle, who recently joined the All Progressives Congress, Daily Trust reported on Wednesday.
Citing a source in Kano State government house, the newspaper reported that Mr Ganduje was not in the convoy but three policemen in the convoy were injured as a result of the attack.
“Government House sources confirmed the attack but said Ganduje was not in the convoy when they encountered the gunmen.
It was gathered that Ganduje joined the convoy of his Jigawa State Counterpart, Abubakar Badaru, after the mega rally in Gusau,” Daily Trust said.
“At least three policemen sustained injuries in the attack which happened after the convoy was making its way to Kano from Zamfara State, where a mass All Progressives Congress (APC) rally held on Tuesday.”
On June 13, Mr Matawalle had lamented the spate of killings by bandits in Zamfara state, saying “things are getting worse by the day.”
