Gunmen kill security officer, wife, kids in Kano

Gunmen yesterday invaded the home of a Civil Defence officer, shooting him, his wife, two children and a physically-challenged dead, a police officer confirmed last night.
“The officer, his wife, three year-old daughter and his crippled brother staying with him were shot dead by the gunmen,” a senior police officer told AFP on condition of anonymity

 because he was not authorised to speak on the incident.Neighbours said the officer was a member of Nigeria’s Security and Civil Defence Corps.
“Four of them came on two motorcycles and entered the house. They put all the four people (victims) in a room and shot them dead” before escaping, a neighbour said,
Although no one has claimed responsibility, members of the Boko Haram sect shot dead a secret police officer outside his house in the same Hotoro neighbourhood in June.
It was gathered that the four victims of the attack were killed instantly when the gunmen opened fire on them.
The scene of the attack was cordoned off by armed security operatives, who have intensified their search for the fleeing suspects.
Commissioner of Police Idris Ibrahim was not available to speak yesterday, but a senior Police officer said efforts have been geared towards tracking down the gunmen. He said they had received clues that will lead to the arrest of the perpetrators of the crime.
The bodies of the victims were deposited at the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital mortuary.