A Yobe-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Goni Aisami-Gashua, was shot dead at Jajimaji, the headquarters of Karasuwa local government council of the state on Saturday, August 20.
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The cleric was said to have been traveling from Gashua to Kano when he was accosted by the gunmen.
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Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, said some suspects wielding AK-47 rifles have been arrested and are in police custody.
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Gashua has been one of the most peaceful communities in the state, even at the peak of the Boko Haram insurgency.
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