Four gunmen invaded a home with Yarimawa village, Tofa Local Government of Kano State, to kidnap a man and his son, but ended up killing one of their own when a fight broke out.
The surviving three would-be kidnappers are now in Police custody, helping with investigation.
It was learned that the gunmen stormed the residence of one Nasiru Yahaya and attempted to kidnap him and his son, Gaddafi Nasiru.
However, Gaddafi resisted, which led to a fight, during which the kidnappers tried to shoot him. They, instead, shot a gang member who died on the spot.
Confessing, the suspects said they got insider information, which was why they decided to go to said house, and kidnap the father and his son.
One of them said: “We went to the house as instructed. But the son resisted, and while shooting at him, we shot our member.
“I had never done it; that was my first time and I regret doing this.”
Parading the suspects, Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Gumel, said: “A report was received that gunmen stormed the residence of one Nasiru Yahaya in Yarimawa village in Tofa LGA, Kano State, where they kidnapped him and his son, one Gaddafi Nasiru.
“In the process, the son resisted. In an attempt to shoot the son, they shot their colleague, one Umar Abdullahi, alias Danbaba, who died on the spot.
“The father escaped. Also, in an attempt to whisk the son, they shot two villagers on their legs who came to offer assistance. The victims were rushed to the Tofa General Hospital and were treated and discharged.
“In a follow-up investigation, the following suspects were arrested, Idris Abdullahi (26) of Janguza in Tofa LGA; Tukur Yusuf (40) of Langyal in Tofa LGA; and Ilyasu Aminu of Gargai village in Bebeji LGA.”
