Security has been strengthened throughout Katsina metropolis as mourners collect to pay their final respects to Islamic scholar, Sheikh Yahaya Ibrahim Masussuka, ahead of his burial.
It was gathered that autopsy was not conducted on the stays of the cleric.
Police officers have been deployed to main areas throughout town to keep up peace and forestall any safety breach in the course of the funeral.
At the palace of the Emir of Katsina, at the least 4 police patrol automobiles had been seen, alongside army automobiles stationed across the space.
Armed safety operatives had been additionally positioned at strategic areas throughout the metropolis.
Meanwhile, residents, Islamic students, followers and sympathisers have began arriving on the Emir’s palace to honour the late cleric.
The elevated safety presence comes days after Sheikh Masussuka was killed by gunmen in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The cleric was revered for his Islamic teachings and efforts to advertise peaceable coexistence. His killing sparked widespread condemnation from non secular leaders, residents and the Katsina State Government.
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda had condemned the incident, promising that safety companies would examine the killing and be certain that these behind it are delivered to justice.
Security personnel stay on alert throughout town as preparations proceed for the burial, with authorities taking measures to make sure that the ceremony proceeds peacefully.
Speaking to DAILY POST on the matter, safety analyst, former JTF commander, Dr. Isma’il Tanko Wudilawa stated the cleric’s killing has uncovered gaps in group policing.
“His killing showed that he was tracked for a very long time, enough for the killers to know which house he would be at on the day of the attack.
“It is critical for all Nigerians to make it their enterprise to know their neighbors and any new face within the space.
“Do not allow people to know your complete routine, and do not talk to strangers about your neighbors,” Wudilawa stated.
