Monday, September 29, 2025 - A police officer, Inspector Aminu Ibrahim, serving with the Kano State Command has d!ed from an accidental gunshot while on duty in Hotoro area of the state
The
incident occurred at about 5:40 a.m. on Saturday, September 27, 2025 when the
officer, attached to Hotoro Division, reportedly entered a toilet within the
premises of Basnaj Global Resources Limited, Hotoro.
According
to security analyst Zagazola Makama, preliminary investigation indicated that
Ibrahim accidentally shot himself in the stomach while squatting, with his
loaded AK-47 rifle hanging around his neck.
“The
rifle, with registration number GT 4177, was recovered cocked and unsafe,
alongside an empty shell. Twenty-nine rounds of ammunition were accounted for
against the 30 earlier issued to him,” sources said.
The victim
was rushed to the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital where he was confirmed d3ad by a
doctor on duty.
His corpse
has been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary for autopsy.
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