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Update: “He was stabbed in his sitting room” – How Katsina Commissioner was killed
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State is currently at the residence of his commissioner who was assaissinated.
The late commissioner, assassinated in his residence at Fatima Shema Housing Estate, represented Mani/Bindawa federal constituency at the National Assembly from 2007 to 2011.
Nasir was Governor Aminu Masari’s special adviser on science and technology from 2015 to 2019 from where he was elevated to the position of a commissioner.
Dr Rabe Nasir, Commissioner of Science and Technology, was murdered at his residence in Fatima Shema Estate in Katsina metropolis.
He was stabbed in the stomach in his sitting room while his body was dragged into a toilet where it was locked.
The governor, top members of his cabinet and security operatives are currently at the residence of the commissioner to retrieve his corpse.
Sanusi Baba, Commissioner of Police, and Director of Department of State Services (DSS) in Katsina on ground told newsmen that, “He was stabbed last night but we discovered this evening. A suspect has been arrested and investigation is ongoing,” the CP added.
