Gunmen kill 3, injure 12 others during mosque attack in Kano – Police

The Police Command in Kano yesterday confirmed that gunmen had killed three persons and injured 12 others in Kwankwaso village, Madobi Local Government Area of Kano State. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report stated that some gunmen had attacked a mosque in Kwankwaso, where the District Head of Madobi, Alhaji Musa Sale-Kwankwaso, was attending the late evening prayers. A statement issued in Kano by the command’s Public Relatio ns Officer, ASP Magaji Majiya, said the incident took place at about 7:30 p.m, when people were praying inside the mosque. “The District Head of Madobi and father to the state Governor, Alhaji Musa Sale Kwankwaso, who was also in the congregation, escaped unhurt. “Although the attack was repelled by policemen, who were in the congregation, three persons were killed and12 others sustained injuries,” it said. The statement said those injured had been taken to hospital . “The identity, motive and target of the assailants are not yet established, but investigation has already commenced.” The command, therefore, called on members of the public to assist the police with any information that would lead to the arrest of the attackers. Source The Sun