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Kano Police Command yesterday raided a house in Kano, allegedly rented by kidnappers and arrested five suspects.
The incident occurred in the outskirt of Kano metropolis, at Jaba, Ungoggo Local Government, following intelligence report.
Sources revealed that four persons, including a female accomplice was arrested during the operation.
The kidnappers were traced to their hideout by the police after they had abducted 2 people from Zamfara state and kept them in a rented home at Jaba village.
Police spokesman in Kano, Mr Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa confirmed the incident to THISDAY.
Kiyawa, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) explained that the “operation is ongoing.”
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1. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday issued a strong warning to the North and Islamic groups over threats on the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah.
Joseph Bade Daramola, CAN General Secretary, in a statement on Wednesday, warned them to watch their utterances and actions.
2. The Federal Government has finally decided to go ahead with the January 18, 2021 resumption date for schools nationwide.
This was confirmed in a circular on Thursday, after due consultations between the Ministry of Education and others stakeholders in the education sector.
Three persons have been roasted in a fire incident that razed a ground floor building in Kano State. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the
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Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins in the early hours of Monday stormed Kurna community and killed one Idris Salisu Goma, a factory worker, in Kano metropolis.
A source who preferred anonymity disclosed that Goma worked with a fertilizer company in Ungoggo Local Government of Kano State.
The source hinted that the gang met Goma in the midst of a prayer and attacked him with machetes.
“We tried to rush him to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, but he had lost so much blood. He gave up before we reached the hospital,” the source said.
It was also disclosed that in the past few days, the armed gang has been frequently terrorising the local community.