President Bola Tinubu has directed safety companies to accentuate investigations into the killing of Islamic preacher Sheikh Yahaya Masussuka and his buddy, Adamu Abubakar, in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The directive comes because the terrorist group Ansaru claims accountability for the Monday night assault, wherein gunmen shot the 2 males exterior the cleric’s residence.
In an announcement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the president condemned the killings and directed the police and different safety companies to accentuate efforts to establish and arrest these accountable.
Mr Tinubu described the assault as heinous and an assault on peace and the sanctity of human life.
He additionally prolonged his condolences to the households of the deceased, their followers and the folks of Katsina State.
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Earlier on Tuesday, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Ansaru, formally often called Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan, had claimed accountability for the killing in a four-minute video obtained by the newspaper.
The group cited the cleric’s spiritual positions and advocacy for peaceable coexistence amongst folks of various faiths as causes for concentrating on him.
The claim has not been independently established as proof that Ansaru carried out the assault, and the police have but to publicly affirm the group’s involvement.
The Katsina State Police Command had earlier mentioned the taking pictures occurred at about 7.30 p.m. on Monday, when two gunmen using a bike opened hearth on the victims.
The police mentioned tactical groups had been deployed to trace down the attackers.
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