The insecurity situation in the country has gotten worse in the recent days, with the attack on its citizens by fifth columnists and men of the underworld.
The latest casualty is the killing of a Yobe-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Goni Aisami-Gashua, who was shot dead at Jajimaji, the headquarters of Karasuwa local government council of the state on Saturday, August 20.
The Sheiklh was reported to be traveling from Gashua to Kano when he was accosted by the gunmen, who fired at him, killing him in the process.
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DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, Yobe State Police Command Spokesman, while confirming the incident said some suspects wielding AK-47 rifles have been arrested and are in police custody.
The attack is coming on the heels of the repeated claims by the Federal Government of the decimation of the Boko Haram terrorists and of note is the fact that Gashua has been one of the most peaceful communities in the state, even at the peak of the insurgency.
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