Police Officer Shoots Colleague in Kano

A Police officer, Inspector Ya’u Yakubu, has reportedly shot dead his colleague, Sergeant Basharu Alhassan, over an altercation in Kano State.

It has been gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday night in Warawa Local Government Area when the fight broke out between Yakubu and Alhassan.

It was gathered that during the fight, Yakubu used his gun to fire shot at Alhassan,

The deceased was rushed to the Wudil General Hospital by his colleagues where he was confirmed dead by doctors.

The Spokesman of the Kano State Police Command, Mr. Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who confirmed the incident, said that Yakubu was enraged because late Alhassan laughed at him over transfer of place of work out of Warawa.

Kiyawa said that the Commissioner of Police, Sama’ila Shuaibu Dikko, has ordered the transfer of the case to the headquarters for further investigation.

Meanwhile, the Kano State House of Assembly yesterday called for an amendment of the 1999 Constitution to enable the creation of state police and other security outfits in order to address the current security challenges in the country.

In a communique issued by the state House of Assembly, and signed by its Speaker, Hamisu Ibrahim Chidari, at the end of a three-day legislative retreat for members organised by LEGIS-37 in conjunction with the National Assembly, also called for the devolution of powers to states and local governments.