Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 17 Brigade have launched a manhunt for the suspected killers of outstanding Islamic scholar, Sheikh Yahaya Ibrahim Masussuka in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The growth comes as President Bola Tinubu has directed the police and different safety businesses to accentuate efforts to trace down, arrest and prosecute these accountable for the killing.
The assault occurred on Monday night, October 26, 2026, when two armed males using on a motorbike reportedly opened fireplace on the scholar and his good friend, Adamu Abubakar, in entrance of the cleric’s residence.
The assailants fled after the capturing, leaving each victims with deadly gunshot wounds. They had been taken to a hospital, the place medical personnel confirmed them lifeless.
Troops of the 17 Brigade, working with different safety businesses, are making efforts to trace down and apprehend the fleeing suspects.
The General Officer Commanding, GOC, 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed Wase, additionally visited Dutsin-Ma to convey the condolences of the Chief of Army Staff to the household and followers of the deceased.
Wase urged residents to stay calm and law-abiding whereas safety businesses examine the killing.
