There was no any attack on the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Amino Ado Bayero, the state police command has said.
The police are reacting to stories on the social media that the emir’s convoy was attacked in Kano on Sunday.
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said what happened was an accident involving the last vehicle in the emir’s convoy.
The accident at the Dangi interchange recently commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari.
“It is not true that there was an attack on the emir. But it was rather an accident that affected the last vehicle in the convoy of the emir,” he said.
‘’Incidentally, when the Emir’s convoy was coming from Zaria road heading to the palace, with the siren on, all other vehicles stopped. However, the Emir’s convoy passed through the underpass of the interchange, hence one of the vehicles earlier stopped tried to move fast-thinking there was no other vehicle behind while there was a last escort vehicle in the convoy.
“The vehicle, a Toyota Corrolla year 2000 model then had a collision with the vehicle in the last convoy and the driver of the Toyota was rushed to the hospital due to the injuries he sustained.’’
