A stray bullet hit Naziru Idris Yau, a journalist with Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV), inside the government house in Kano State.
It was gathered that the incident occurred around 6:30 pm on Friday during an event to mark World Press Freedom Day.
According to a report by a local radio station in Kano, Naziru was spending time with friends in the Government House premises when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his arm.
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On checking, he saw a bullet lodged in his arm and realised he had been shot.
“I felt something hit my arm and saw that it was a bullet. It seemed to come from a distance, as it was cool to the touch,” he said.
He managed to remove the strange bullet himself and was promptly taken to the Government House clinic for medical attention.
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