Police in Kano State have arrested 15 persons in connection with the death of Alhaji Abubakar Rimi, a former civilian Governor of Kano State.
The Inspector General of Police Ogbonnaya Onovo on Thursday said that those arrested have been identified as members of a local bandit terrorizing innocent Nigerians in the northern part of the country.
The Police boss said the suspects were apprehended through the combined efforts of the Kano Police command, vigilante groups and district heads in the area.
The suspects are now being held at the Kano Police headquarters and would be charged to court soon.
Onovo who commended the effort of the people in tracking down the hoodlums stressed that security is the responsibility of every Nigerian as it is obvious that the police alone cannot guarantee total security in the country.
Rimi died last Sunday after an armed robbery attack on his way from Bauchi along Takai and Wudi road.
He was confirmed to have died from the shock from the attack, as he was reportedly not hurt during the incident.
Ironically, the robbers were said to have recognized him and just disposed him of his personal effects including his cell phone before letting him go.
The politician was travelling in his Toyota Landcruiser SUV in the company of three others when the incident occurred. They were returning to Kano after attending a function.
Doctors at the Classic Clinic and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) where the late Alhaji Abubakar Rimi was taken before he was confirmed dead last Sunday night said that he died before reaching the hospital.
Rimi's family doctor, Dr. Abdulgafar Shittu, who owns Classic clinic said when the late Rimi was brought to the clinic, his system had already stopped functioning and could have only be saved if he had been brought into the hospital at least 20 minutes earlier.
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