Gunmen kill six in Vice President Sambo's house

Gunmen on motorbikes attacked the country house of Vice President Namadi Sambo in Zaria, Kaduna State on Monday.

According to sources, six persons, including a policeman, were killed by the hoodlums during the attack.

The policemen on guard and the assailants were engaged in a gun battle around 1130, however, a cobbler was hit by a stray bullet and died instantly," police spokesman Balteh Abdulrazaq said.