Police Launch Manhunt As Gunmen Kill Prominent Islamic Cleric, Associate In Katsina
Police said tactical teams are hunting the gunmen after the cleric and his associate were shot dead in a suspected targeted attack.
- On Monday, October 26, 2026, two gunmen on a motorcycle killed prominent Islamic cleric Sheikh Yahaya Masussuka and his associate, Adamu Abubakar, outside his residence in Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State.
- Masussuka was known for his "Qur'an-centred approach to Islamic interpretation," though his teachings occasionally generated disagreements with some Muslim scholars despite his advocacy for peaceful coexistence.
- The Katsina State Police Command, led by Commissioner Ali Umar Fage, deployed tactical teams to track the perpetrators. As of filing this report, the attackers' identities and motive remained unknown.
- Amnesty International Nigeria condemned the "brutal" killing, noting Masussuka had faced previous threats, though the organization stated it remains unclear if those past intimidations were connected to his death.
- This assassination adds to a history of attacks on religious leaders in northern Nigeria, including the 2007 killing of Sheikh Ja'afar Mahmoud Adam in Kano and Sheikh Adam Albani's death in Zaria.
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Tinubu directs security agencies to arrest killers of Sheikh Yahaya Masussuka
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigeria Police and other relevant security agencies to move swiftly and ensure that those behind the murder of prominent Islamic preacher Sheikh Yahaya Ibrahim Masussuka and his friend, Adamu Abubakar, in Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, are apprehended and brought to justice.
Gunmen kill Islamic cleric Sheikh Masussuka in Katsina
The cleric was shot outside his residence in Dutsin-Ma on Monday night. His killing comes nearly a year after the Katsina State Government acknowledged complaints that he had received threats over his religious teachings
Masussuka: Questions trail killing of Katsina Islamic scholar as details of incident emerge
Gunmen have killed prominent Islamic cleric Sheikh Yahaya Ibrahim Masussuka and his associate, Adamu Abubakar, in an attack outside the preacher’s residence in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident occurred on Monday, October 26, 2026, when two armed men riding on a motorcycle reportedly opened fire on the cleric and his associate […] Masussuka: Questions trail killing of Katsina Islamic scholar as details of incident …
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