The source added that the officer was immediately taken to hospital after the shooting but was later pronounced dead by medical personnel.
A police officer attached to the Hotoro Division in Kano, identified as Sani S.O., has been killed after he was allegedly shot while responding to a clash involving rival thugs in the state.
The officer was said to have been deployed alongside other policemen to disperse the fighting groups when one of the suspects allegedly opened fire with a dane gun.
A source close to the deceased told Daily Trust that the incident occurred during an operation to restore order in the area.
“He was working at the Hotoro Division and was deployed with others to disperse the thugs. Unknown to him, some of them had a dane gun, which they used to shoot him,” the source said.
