Dr Rabe Nasir, the Katsina State Commissioner for Science and Technology, who was assassinated on Wednesday, attempted to escape but his assailants blocked him.
Daily Trust had reported how Nasir was killed in his house located at Fatima Shema Quarters in Katsina city on Wednesday.
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Commenting on the tragic incident, a source said the deceased sensed danger but he was helpless in the face of death.
There were traces of blood at the potion where he was killed and at the toilet where the corpse was locked.
One of the persons who saw the dead body said there were knife cuts in his belly and other parts of his body.
It took several hours for security agents to retrieve the corpse after the doors were forced open.
Governor Aminu Bello Masari, top members of his cabinet and security operatives were at the residence of the commissioner when the body was removed.
Police Commissioner Sanusi Baba and Director of State Security Service (SSS) were also on ground as their men forced open the door of the apartment where Dr Nasir was killed.
The deceased’s phone and that of another person were recovered at the scene.
The police commissioner said the assailants stormed the house of the deceased Wednesday night and killed him.
“The unfortunate incident happened last night,” he said, adding that the corpse had been taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina.
Some people living in the area said the assailants must have taken advantage of his been alone in the house to carry out the heinous act.
“We strongly suspect assassination because the attackers killed him and locked his corpse in one of the toilets in the house,” a source who craved for anonymity, said.
“The corpse was discovered today Thursday,” he said.
