OGUN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- In an Unfortunate incident in kano state where a Renowned 18-year-old thug Yusuf Haruna, popularly known as Lagwatsani, has been taken into custody by the Kano State Police Command for the suspected murder of a well-known Imam named Malam Sani Shuaibu.
This was revealed by the state’s commissioner of police, Mohammed Gumel, in a statement released on Wednesday by SP Abdullahi Haruna, the command’s police public relations officer.
The commissioner claimed that the suspect killed the Iman by stabbing him with a knife because the man dared to tell him and his group to quit smoking Indian hemp on the mosque grounds. At a hospital, the cleric was declared deceased.
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a notorious 18-year-old thug, Yusuf Haruna, also known as Lagwatsani, for allegedly killing a popular Imam identified as Malam Sani Shuaibu
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The stateâs Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Gumel, disclosed this in a statement issued by the commandâs Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna, on Wednesday.
According to the commissioner, the suspect was said to have stabbed the Iman to death with a knife for daring to warn him and his gang to stop smoking Indian hemp on the premises of the mosque. The cleric was confirmed dead at a hospital.
The statement read in part, âHaruna attacked and stabbed one Mallam Sani Mohammed Shuaibu, aged 45 years, with a sharp knife at his back while performing ablution, simply because the victim warned him and his gang to stop smoking Indian hemp on the mosque premises. As a result, the victim sustained deep injury and was rushed to the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital and was confirmed dead by the doctor.
âThe incident shocks the community and our officers have worked tirelessly to identify and capture the assailant. This arrest is a testament to our unwavering commitment to protecting the sanctity of life and bringing justice to those affected by such heinous acts.ââ