Unidentified gunmen riding on motorbikes today waylaid a Christian family on their way to church in Kano killing the father, mother and their young son at the corner of Masalaci in Unguwar-Gano Yar’akwa area on the outskirts of Kano.
The couple and their son were shot around 8:15 AM while driving to church in Volkswagen golf car in an area known as the hotbed of the Boko Haram insurgent group. The media house of the islamist group was recently demolished by Nigerian troops in the area.
The Kano state Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), ASP Magaji Majia confirmed the killing to journalists saying the gunmen escaped before police arrived the scene of the attack.