How Rimi Died, By Police

Abubakar Rimi, the former governor of old Kano State, died on April 4th, 2010 after an armed robbery attack, according to an official of the Kano State police command, Baba Mohammed.
Mr. Mohammed, the spokesperson of the police in Kano, said the Mr. Rimi was returning to Kano from Bauchi, in a car with his younger brother Sule Sa'a, his driver and a police escort, when they were attacked by armed bandits between Darki and Gadar Jarna village, fifty kilometres away from the city.
The spokesperson confirmed Mr. Rimi's demise to journalists yesterday at the Bompai headquarters of the police command.
He further disclosed that the former governor was robbed of his belongings just as his younger brother sustained injuries during the robbery attack that took place around 10.30pm.
Mr. Mohammed said the robbers were local bandits that use sticks and daggers to attack commuters that ply the road at night.
He disclosed that when Mr. Rimi saw his brother's injury, he started coughing and gasping for breath, so he asked his driver to take him to his personal doctor in Classic Clinic, Kano.
He was subsequently referred to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, but he died in spite of efforts by the doctors to revive him.
A source in the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital who pleaded anonymity said Rimi died before he arrived the hospital.
A family source said that Rimi is hypertensive and diabetic at the same time and so must have died of cardiac arrest.
He added that immediately the incident was reported to the Kano State Police command, the commissioner of police, Mohammed J. Gana, led a squad of mobile police men to the scene of the robbery but the robbers had escaped before the police arrived.