Kano 2019: Three Reported Killed, Others Injured at Ganduje’s Campaign

Three persons has been  reportedly killed on Saturday  at the  Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduge reelection campaign in Rano local government areas of the state.

Mr Ganduje who led other party leaders to Rano LGA to flag off the campaign in the zone and has been reportedly involved in a bribery scandal is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress.

The three victims who reportedly hailed from Wudil Local Government Area were said to be supporters of President Buhari’s special adviser on National Assembly (House of Representatives), Abdulrahman Kawu, who is in rivalry with another senator and former governor of the state, Kabiru Gaya.

The cause of the death of the three victims  remains unclear, but Adamu Danjummai, an uncle to one of them, named one of the deceased as Sale Kabiru.

He said he was buried with big cuts in his head, adding that he left behind four children and his aged mother.

Reports shows that  people had to run for safety after police fired teargas in an attempt to calm down the crowd, the corpses of three persons were covered with leaves while many other injured persons were taken to Rano Hospital.

Rano is a larger part of Kano South Senatorial District and a stronghold of the APC in the state.

Ganduje’s campaign which was officially kick-started last Sunday in Bichi  recorded a violent clash between rival youth groups of his supporters which led to the death of one person

At the event, the governor presented the party flags to candidates running for various political offices in Kano North senatorial district.

Aminu Fagge, a political associate of the deceased, identified him as Sarki Yunusa of Kwanar, a professional hunter from Dumawa community in Minjibir Local Government Area.

Aminu Suleiman, the member representing Fagge federal constituency in the House of Representatives, attended the burial ceremony for Mr Yunusa, who was killed last Sunday, at Kwanar Dumawa community.

Within one week four persons have lost their lives in Ganduje’s reelection campaign.