Three people have been reportedly killed during a clash between two rival thuggery groups in Kano State.
The incident reportedly happened in Darmanawa quarters, Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano, Sunday evening.
According to a Daily Trust report, trouble started after one Muhammad Barde, 59, organised a Gangi event [a cultural event for local hunters] to celebrate the wedding of his children.
It was gathered that most of the guests that attended the event were brandishing dangerous weapons, which suddenly triggered a clash.
Confirming the incident, the Kano State Police public relations officer, Haruna Kiyawa, said the police responded to a distressed call and dispersed the armed hoodlums.
However, few hours later, the hoodlums reconvened and confronted the police.
According to the police spokesman, two people identified as Sadiq Abdulkadir, 23, of Darmanawa Quarters, and Muhammad Sani, 22, of Sallari Quarters.
Mr Kiyawa said police commissioner, Usaini Gumel, ordered the immediate arrest of the organiser of the event along with two others.
A teenager, Sadiq Abdullahi, 18, of Karkasara quarters, was said to have died from bullet wounds when police were trying to disperse the thugs, according to residents.
Meanwhile, the father of the boy, Abdullahi Yasayyadi, said he was in school when he received a call to come to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital to confirm the identity of his son, who died after a bullet hit him in the stomach.
The bereaved father said he had left everything to God.
