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Rescue
by Bosede Olufunmi
Kano, Feb. 9,2017 (NAN) Kano State Fire Service on Thursday said it had rescued a student, Madina Abdulrahaman, 28, allegedly attacked by hoodlums at Gadon Kaya pedestrian bridge, Kano.
The Director of Fire Service in the state, Alhaji Mustafa Rilwan, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano.
He said the service received a call at 7:10 p.m. from a passer-by, who reported the incident.
“We immediately dispatched a rescue team to the scene,” he said.
Rilwan said the victim, a student of Malam Aminu Kano College of Legal and Islamic Studies, was stabbed with a knife by suspected hoodlums, who snatched her cell phone and money.
He said the victim, who lost blood during the attack, managed to crawl to safety and called for help.
The director said the victim was rescued and rushed to Murtala Mohammed Specialists Hospital, where she was receiving treatment.
He said although there was no arrest, investigation had commenced. (NAN)
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Edited by Maureen Atuonwu/Ibrahim Mammaga