By Daniel Ojukwu
No fewer than three people were killed during a fight which erupted between rival gangs in Darmanawa quarters, Tarauni Local government area of Kano.
It was gathered that fight broke out on the evening of Sunday, 12 May, 2024, after one Muhammad Barde, 59, organised a Gangi event, a cultural event for local hunters, to celebrate the wedding of his children.
Thugs had taken advantage of the activity to engage in a supremacy battle in the area, with many of them armed with dangerous weapons and within minutes, a fight broke out.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Kano, SP Haruna Kiyawa, who confirmed the incident, said the police responded to a distressed call and dispersed the armed hoodlums.
However, a few hours after the fight continued among the armed thugs, leading to a confrontation with the police.
This led to the death of one Sadiq Abdulkadir, 23 of Darmanawa quarters and Muhammad Sani, 22, of Sallari quarters.
Also, a teenager Sadiq Abdullahi,18, of Karkasara quarters was said to have died from bullet wounds when police were trying to disperse the thugs, according to residents.
The police commissioner, Usaini Gumel ordered immediate arrest of the organiser of the event alongside two others, stating that investigations would commence soon.
An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdulwahab Magaji, serving in the Federal Capital Territory, reportedly shot himself dead in his residence on Binta Street, Farm Estate area, Abuja.
PUNCH Metro gathered from a senior law enforcement officer that the incident happened last Monday.
According to the source, the family of the deceased had raised the alarm that Magaji had shot himself with a rifle, prompting police officers to visit the scene of the incident.
The source added that when the police arrived at the scene, the victim was reportedly rushed to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, where he was confirmed dead.
The source said, “A family of the deceased had raised the alarm that CSC Abdulahi Abdulwahab Magaji, a customs officer serving in Abuja, shot himself in his house at Farm Centre with a pump-action rifle.
“Police officers dashed to the scene of the incident and took the victim to the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, where he was certified dead by the doctor on duty.”
The source added that the body of the deceased had been handed over to the family for burial, according to Islamic rites.