BY
FOLASHADE KEHINDE
THE Commissioner for Science and Technology in Katsina State, Dr. Rabe Nasir Bindawa, has been assassinated.
Commissioner of Police in the state, Sanusi Buba, disclosed this on Thursday night while briefing newsmen at the residence of the deceased.
The Commissioner was said to have been stabbed with a knife in his living room and his corpse locked up in the toilet.
“This unfortunate incident happened late yesterday (Wednesday) night. We have evacuated the corpse and investigation has commenced.
“We don’t want to go into details about the circumstances surrounding the killing. A suspect has been arrested and investigation has commenced. The corpse has been evacuated to the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina,” the CP said.
Governor Aminu Bello Masari and other government officials also visited the residence of the deceased at Fatima Shema Estate.
He is expected to be buried on Friday by 2.00pm.
