adminSambo’s residence in Zaria, which is under construction currently, was razed during the post-election violence, which claimed several lives across some parts of the north last April.
Security sources said that the three gunmen who came on a motor bike at about 11:00 am local time opened fire on the mobile policemen attached to the residence under construction.
In the process, one of the policemen was shot on the leg and another one on the hand.
The source said a cobbler who was shining shoes of one of the policemen attached to the residence when the incident occurred was also hit by a bullet and he died on the spot.
State police spokesperson Abubakar Balteh said that three gunmen stormed the residence, and opened fire on the policemen guarding the house but that they were repelled.
Meanwhile, a team of security operatives had taken over the entire vicinity where the house is located and hindered both human and vehicular movement in the area. – Xinhua.
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