The Kano State government, on Saturday, strongly refuted reports that a reporter with the State-owned TV station, Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV), Naziru Idris Ya’u, was hit by a stray bullet at the Government House on Friday night.
LEADERSHIP earlier reported that Naziru, ARTV correspondent attached to the Government House in Kano, claimed that he was hit by a strange bullet while standing and conversing with a group of friends at the Government House gate.
The journalist stated that the bullet was lodged in his arm and that he removed it by himself before being rushed to the Government House Clinic for medical attention.
But, in a statement released on Saturday, spokesperson for the Kano State governor, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, categorically denied Naziru’s claim while cautioning against sensational and one-sided media reports.
Dawakin Tofa stated that the reporter was not struck by a stray bullet, but instead, he sustained injuries from a flying metal debris emanating from a…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
