Kano mob lynches assailant who killed muezzin
The muezzin's throat was slit at Yusuf Garko Mosque; the suspect stabbed another man before being lynched and burnt by a mob, sparking police investigation.
- Around 5am, an elderly muezzin was attacked and killed at Yusuf Garko Mosque in Maraba Quarters as he prepared the Subhi prayer.
- The Kano State Police Command appealed for calm and urged the public to provide information, while CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori ordered a comprehensive investigation.
- Investigators say the assailant overpowered the muezzin and slit his throat, police recovered the victim's severed throat from the suspect's pocket, and both bodies were taken to Mohammed Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital, Kano.
- A mob quickly overpowered the suspect, beating him to death and setting his house ablaze, while armed policemen struggled to disperse the crowd that also attempted arson on related properties.
- Authorities released the muezzin's body to his family for Islamic burial while the suspect's body remains with police, and a resident named Alhassan Muhammad identified the attacker as Abubakar.
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