Gunmen attack Kwankwaso?s country home

Gunmen attack Kwankwaso’s country
home
on january 08, 2014 at 8:12 am in news
By AbdulSalam  Muhammad
KANO-Unknown Gunmen Tuesday night attacked
the country home of Governor Rabiu
Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State, leaving scores
injured.
An eyewitness told Vanguard that the incident
occurred shortly after hundreds of Muslim
worshipers rounded up their late evening prayers
when suddenly gunmen disrupted the serenity of
the village with sporadic gunshots.
Governor Kwankwaso’s father, Musa Kwankwaso
is the District head of the village and was reported
to be in the mosque attached to his palace during
the attack.
The account stated that Kwankwaso’s father , Musa
Kwankwaso  was lucky as he escaped unhurt
during the shooting, adding that the palace guard
attached to him played a key role in his miraculous
escape.
Security sources confided in Vanguard that “troops
have been mobilized to the village, 28 kilometer
south of Kano to contain the situation”, stressing
that “the effort is to complement the police on
ground.
When contacted, the Police Public Relation Officer,
Kano command said that “yes, there is a problem in
Kwankwaso village but details are very sketchy
now.
He however assured to get across to our
Correspondent as soon as detsils are made
available to him.