Sheikh Goni Aisami-Gashua, an Islamic cleric, was shot and killed by gunmen on Saturday in Jajimaji, Karasuwa local government area, Yobe State.
Journalists were informed by eyewitnesses that the victim was being attacked while travelling from Gashua to Kano.
Dungus Abdulkarim, the state police command’s spokesman, confirmed the incident to journalists and stated that certain individuals had been detained in relation to the assault.
He continued by saying that the individuals who were found in possession of AK-47 firearms had been taken into police custody.
