The Albino Foundation Public Notice

Gunmen attacked the convoy of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Tuesday night.

The attack took place while the convoy was returning from Zamfara State resulting in at least three policemen sustaining injuries.

The Governor had attended a All Progressives Congress (APC) rally to welcome the Zamfara governor who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but luckily was not in the convoy

Ganduje was one of the governors that converge in Gusau, Zamfara capital, to welcome Governor Bello  Matawalle and key Zamfara politicians who defected into the ruling party.

It was gathered that Ganduje joined the convoy of his Jigawa State Counterpart, Abubakar Badaru, after the mega rally in Gusau.

“You know because the place was rowdy after the event which had many state governors in attendance, His Excellency, Gov Ganduje, joined his friend, Governor Badaru, and they both arrived in Kano hours before the Kano convoy arrived,” a government house official, who asked not to be named, said.

Dozens of gunmen, who barricaded the road, were said to have opened fire immediately they sighted the convoy.

Attempts to reach the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar, failed as his phones were switched off as of the time of filing this report.

However Hon. Mohammed Ahmed, a member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, was shot dead on Tuesday.

He was on his way to Kano from Zamfara when he ran into armed men.

The gunmen abducted his son and driver after killing him.

The deceased lawmaker was said to be taking his son to the Kano airport when they ran into the attackers.

Insecurity is at an all-time high in the country despite efforts of government and security agencies to bring the situation under control.