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Ganduje cheats death as gunmen open fire on his convoy

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Ibrahim Ramalan
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Ibrahim Ramalan is a graduate of Mass Communications from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. With nearly a decade-long, active journalism practice, Mr Ramalan has been able to rise from a cub reporter to the exalted position of an editor; first as Arts Editor with the Blueprint Newspapers before resigning in 2019; second and presently as an Associate Editor of the Daily Nigerian online newspaper. He can be reached via ibroramalan@gmail.com, or www.facebook.com/ibrahim.ramalana, or @McRamalan on Twitter.
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Bandits have reportedly attacked the convoy of Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on his way Kano from Zamfara State on Tuesday.

DAILY NIGERIAN reports that Mr Ganduje was in Zamfara to receive Governor Bello Matawalle who formally defected to All Progressives Congress, APC.

Sources from the state government house disclosed that the convoy was attacked by heavily-armed bandits along Shema Road in Katsina State.

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In the ensuing gun duel, three police officers reportedly sustained minor bullet injuries, while the convoy ambulance was riddled with bullets.

Another vehicle was said to have had a tire burst as a result of gunshots.

It was, however, gathered that the governor was not in the convoy, as he was said to have joined his Jigawa State counterpart, Badaru Abubakar and left his convoy to travel separately.

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