Gunmen suspected to be members of the militant Boko Haram sect have killed three Air Force officers and injured one other in Kano.

The gunmen, numbering about 15, were said to have stormed the Nigerian Air Force Comprehensive Secondary School located in the village of Kwa, along Kano-Katsina Road, where a heavy exchange of gunfire ensued.

According to the Air Force authorities in Kano, the gunmen launched the ferocious attacks on the Air Force formation at about 8.30 pm.

They attacked the four officers on guard in an attempt to gain entry into the premises, ostensibly to massacre the JSS 1 students in the hostel.

The four officers were said to have resisted the gunmen, who however, overpowered them, killing two on the spot and inflicting heavy injuries on two others, one of whom later died at the Eemergency Ward of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano (AKTH).

A reliable source at the teaching hospital, who pleaded not to be named for security reasons, confirmed that one of the critically injured officers died on arrival at the hospital, while doctors were said to be battling to remove bullets that lodged in the the other injured officer’s body.

When our correspondent who visited Kwa, about 15 kilometres from Kano, there were bloodstains at the entrance of the school, while the gate was riddled with bullets. Smashed windows also indicated a serious gun battle.

The Commandant of 339 Base Services Group (BSG), Nigeria Airforce Kano, Air Commodore Sani Ahmed confirmed the incident. He said: “We lost three of our officers at the Nigeria Airforce Comprehensive Secondary School at Kwa village in Kano.

“Some gunmen numbering about 15 stormed the school between 7 pm and 8 pm and engaged our men in a gun duel in an attempt to gain entry into the school premises.

“They were however overpowered by my men and, in the process, two of my officers were instantly shot dead. One of them died in the hospital while the third one is currently receiving treatment in the hospital.

The Commander described the attack on his men as criminal, saying “the attack by the suspected armed robbers cannot shake us. And I want to clear the air so that everyone would know exactly what happened.

Ahmed, however, disclosed that “investigations are on. For now, we cannot say if they are members of the Boko Haram sect or any other group. But I want to assure the general public that nobody can shake us.”

In a separate incident at Hotoro Quarters in the Kano metropolis, gunmen, also suspected to be members of Boko Haram, shot a mobile police officer, and allegedly dispossessed him of his AK47 riffle.

The police officer was said to be on admission at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano.

The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Magaji Majia Musa, who confirmed the incident, said the mobile police officer, Sergeant Alhassan Sefiyanu, was shot by some gunmen at about 6 am yesterday.

Musa said: “The police officer saw three men who pretended to be in distress, and in his attempt to assist them got shot by the suspects, who took to their heels immediately. So far, no arrest has been made. But investigation is on to ensure their arrest.”


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Can't someone attend to these guyz?

I hope we can begin to see why close to 1trn naira has been budgeted for security.

Security kor, security ni , get these murrer fockers jobs and STOP LOOTING the darn gone treasury.