Unknown gunmen on Tuesday killed a Syrian businessman, identified as Ahmed Abu Areeda, in Kano.
They also kidnapped his 14-year old son, Muhammad Ahmed.
The incident occurred when the deceased, accompanied by two of his children, went to the Kano State Office of the Nigerian Red Cross Society on Hospital road to pick his car.
“He closed his shop around 8:00 p.m. and went to pick his car at the Red Cross office compound where he parked his vehicle. Unfortunately, the gunmen, who parked outside the office in a green Peugeot car, with tinted glass, were apparently waiting for him. Some of them followed the deceased into the compound while others remained behind.
“Those who followed the Syrian businessman to the Red Cross office instantly shot him on the head and took away one of his sons, Muhammad,” an eyewitness told our correspondent.