Unknown gunmen have assassinated Katsina State Commissioner for Science, Technology and Innovation, Rabe Nasir.
Rabe was assassinated by the gunmen in his private residence in Katsina.
Commissioner of Police, Katsina State, Mr Sanusi Buba, confirmed the incident when he visited the residence of the deceased on Thursday evening at Fatima Shema Estate in Katsina.
Buba said that the command has started investigating the incident, saying that an arrest has already been made.
He said, “As you can see, we’ve successfully evacuated the corpse to the hospital and investigation has started. An arrest has also been made. A suspect has been arrested and investigation has since begun.”
The deceased before he was appointed a Commissioner was an aide to Governor Aminu Masari from 2015 to 2019.
(PMNEWS)
