Gunmen kill two Igbo businessmen in Kano

Two gunmen have killed a businessman and a vulcaniser at an electronics shop in Baban Layi, Kurna Asabe, Kano.

The gunmen reportedly opened fire on the two at the electronics shop, killing them instantly.

The victims were identified as Ibe Ugwuanyi, 30, a vulcaniser and Eke Osita Joseph, 35, an electronics dealer.


It was learnt that Ugwuanyi left his shop on Ibadan Road, Sabon Gari, Kano, to visit Joseph, said to be his tribesman at Baban Layi in Kurna Asabe.

Joseph was said to be watching a movie in his electronics shop and holding a private business discussion at the close of the day’s business with Ugwuanyi. Some other people were said to be in the shop watching the movie with the two friends.

The gunmen reportedly invaded the electronics shop in the middle of the discussion and opened fire on the people.

Ibe, it was learnt, was shot on the forehead, while Joseph was shot and injured on the chest. The shots resulted in their instant death.

Relatives of the victims reportedly contacted security agents, who conveyed the bodies to the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital from where they were said to have been transferred to the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital’s mortuary for autopsy.