The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Idris Ibrahim, has denied an allegation that the convoy of Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, was attacked by gunmen during his visit to the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano, on Thursday.
However, two policemen were reportedly attacked by gunmen at the Eastern Bypass on the outskirts of Kano around 11am same day.
The attack occurred at about the time the IG and the Minister of Police Affairs Caleb Olubolade were already at the Police Academy in Wudil, about 50 kilometres away from Kano metropolis.
The Punch