Gunmen loot Police Station in Kano, two policemen critically wounded

KANO— Less than 24 hours after Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State raised alarm over the vulnerability of the state following the relaxation of security by the Federal Government, armed gunmen, Wednesday night, sacked Sumaila Police Station and looted the armoury.

Two policemen were critically wounded during the attack which lasted about 45 minutes. The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone One, Tambari Yabo, said that the police lost only one AK-47 rifle and a pistol during the attack that forced voluntary closure of the adjourning male Government Secondary School, Sumaila.

Sources told Vanguard that the police station came under attack at about 8p.m., after the last Muslim prayer.

According to the sources, the police officers later beat a tactical retreat which subsequently paved the way for the hoodlums to mop up arms left by the fleeing policemen.

The Kano State Police Spokesman, Assistant Superintendent of Police Magaji Majia in a statement claimed that the attackers were repelled.

He said: “Yes, there was an attack on Sumaila Division last night (Wednesday), but the officers on duty successfully repelled the attack, and there was no casualty on our side too.

“Our men are on red alert and combat ready to confront challenges, and we wish to ask the general public to go about their legitimate businesses without fear of molestation.”

AIG Yabo rants

Reacting to the incident, AIG Yabo, who visited Sumaila for an on-the-spot assessment of the scene, said he was shocked by the cowardly act of policemen on duty at the station.

The angry AIG also lampooned newsmen that came to the police station, describing them as “half-baked illiterates and a disgrace.

‘’You guys are half-baked. You people know next to nothing. You provoked my anger. I will not continue with this interview. You should go to blazes.”

One of the reporters had asked Yabo to explain how he arrived at the conclusion that the attackers were members of Boko Haram terrorists and to comment on the conduct of policemen who took to their heels when the station was attacked.

Meanwhile, parents and guardians of the students of adjourning male boarding secondary school have evacuated their wards from the institution, following the attack.

 

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Gunmen loot Police Station in Kano, two policemen critically wounded