The police in Katsina State says it has arrested the suspected killer of the State Commissioner of Science, Technology and Innovation, Rabe Nasir.
The Commissioner of Police in Katsina State, Sanusi Buba, announced the arrest.
Nasir was killed on Thursday after the Asr prayer in his residence in Fatima Shema Housing Estate, Katsina.
Speaking with journalists at the scene of the crime on Thursday, the commissioner said the police have started investigating the case and that the corpse has been taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Katsina.
He said, “As you can see, we have 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.”
