Saturday, May 4, 2024 -A correspondent of Abubakar Rimi Television attached to the Kano State Government House, Naziru Idris Ya’u, escaped death on Friday evening following a stray bullet which hit him at the Government House.
The source of the stray bullet which hit the
journalist around 6.30 pm, was yet to be found as of Saturday morning as both
security agents and Government House officials have continued to keep mum on
the incident.
It was gathered that Nazir Ya’u was
immediately rushed to the Government House clinic after the incident, where he
received medical attention because of the injury he sustained.
Medical personnel at the clinic said the
reporter was lucky because the bullet was not shot at a close range.
Following the incident, policemen attached
to the Government House were said to have commenced an investigation to unravel
the circumstances behind the incident.
There as been no official statement either
from the Kano Government House or the State Police Command regarding the
shooting.
However, when contacted, the Public
Relations Officer of the Kano State Police Command, SP Haruna Abdullahi, said
the incident had yet to be reported to the command.
“I will investigate the issue because it has not been
reported to the command,” he said.
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