The village head of Maigari in Rimin Gado LGA of Kano state, Alhaji Dahiru Abba has been killed by unidentified gunmen.
The newly appointed permanent secretary of judiciary in Kano state, Alhaji Sanusi Abbas, who is also a family member of the deceased, made this known to correspondent weekend.
He said the late village head is also a biological father to the present chairman of Rimin Gado LGA, Munir Dahiru Maigari.
He stated that late Maigari died after some unidentified gunmen stormed his residence in the early hours of Sunday, inflicted various degrees of injuries on his body and later shot him dead.
He added that the burial ceremony will be conducted today at his residence by 11am in Maigari village of Rimin Gado LGA, Kano state.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said he was not aware of the incident but would investigate and get back to Blueprint reporter.