Emir Of Kano Travels Abroad After Attack (See Picture)

Emir of Kano at the Airport Yesterday                                                       

 Some suspects have been arrested in connection with Saturday’s attack on the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero.

Kano State Deputy Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who broke the news at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano yesterday, did not give the figure of those arrested.

He spoke after seeing off the Emir who travelled to Britain.

The death toll in the attack has risen to five, according to the police.

Spokesman of Kano Police Magaji Majie said that Interim Chairman of Kura Local Government Area, Salisu Abdulahhi Kura, and his driver, who left the convoy in the confusion that followed the attack were trailed by the gunmen in a cab and killed in a nearby street.

Security has been tightened in Kano as armed soldiers and policemen patrol the streets and intensify their search on vehicles at checkpoints in the city.