Some unidentified gunmen Saturday morning reportedly killed a custom officer and a member of the State Security Services [SSS] operative in Kano metropolis, Police in Kano have confirmed.
An eye witness told our correspondent that the incident happened separately at Hotoro quarters and Kawo Tishama area of Naassarawa Local Government Area between 9:00 am and 10:30am respectively.
The Police Public Relations Officer [PPRO], Rilwanu Dutse who confirmed the incident said that the custom officer was killed around 9.30 am at Tishama quarters while the SSS operative was killed around 10.30 am in Hotoro quarters.
He said another victim who came to work in the house of the SSS operative was shot by the gunmen and is now receiving medical attention at an undisclosed hospital in the metropolis.??
An eye witness said, ‘’the suspected gunmen were said to have attacked the security and customs officers in their respective houses at Hotoro and Tishama area’’
According to the eye witness, the same group of gunmen who were on motorcycle were believed to be responsible for killing of the two victims.