The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the alleged murder of a
Lebanese, Moin Amsuri, a Mathematics Teacher, at Nagarta College,
Sokoto.
The spokesman of the command, El-Mustapha Sani, made the confirmation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN).
“The deceased was suspected to have been killed by gunmen who are right now at large.
”The incident was said to have occurred on Thursday at his residence
in Yauri flats, Sokoto, and it was reported to the Gwiwa Police Station
on the same day.
“We are suspecting that the assailants were armed robbers as his Toyota car is still missing,” Mr. Sani said
The spokesman said the command would not relent until the
perpetrators of the nefarious act were fished out and brought to
justice.
The funeral prayer of the deceased was conducted on Friday in Sokoto, according to Islamic rites.
It was attended by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof.
Bashir Garba, and Deputy Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, among other dignitaries.
The late Mr. Amsuri, who taught Mathematics in various Secondary
Schools in the state for over three decades, was buried in Sokoto.
The last school where he taught, Nagarta College, is the alma mater
of many highly placed Nigerians including second republic President
Shehu Shagari and the Premier of the defunct Northern Nigeria, Ahmadu
Bello.
(NAN)
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