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| Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero |
According to ChannelsTV, the Emir of
Kano, Ado Bayero along with two of his injured sons and some aides have been
flown to the United Kingdom this afternoon [Jan. 20] - a day after his convoy
was attacked on his way back to his Palace after attending a Quranic recitation
competition.
Channels Television’s correspondent
in Kano reported that the Emir left the Mallam Aminu Kano International
Airport, Kano in a private jet which took off around 1:15pm on Sunday.
The Emir is travelling on a day that
the Kano State Police Command said that the death toll in Saturday’s attack had
risen to five.
The spokesman of the Kano State
Police command, Magaji Majie said
that the Interim Chairman of Kura Local Government Area, Salisu Abdulahhi Kura
and his driver, who left the convoy in the confusion that followed the attack
were trailed by the gunmen in a cab and killed in a nearby street.
Security has been tightened in Kano
as armed soldiers and policemen patrol the streets and intensify their search
on vehicles at checkpoints in the city.
The Kano state Deputy Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje said some
suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack. He however refused
to give the figure of those arrested.
At least five people were killed,
including the emir’s driver and orderly, while several others were wounded in
Saturday’s attack on the Emir’s convoy.
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