Kano political commentator, Ibrahim Khalil Dan Shagamu

The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the death of a popular political commentator, Ibrahim Khalil Danshagamu, who was allegedly attacked with sharp objects at his residence in Gaida Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area.

The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori.

According to the statement, the incident occurred on Monday at about 11:30 pm after the command received a distress call from the Vigilante Group Commander in Gaida, reporting that unknown hoodlums had forcibly entered the deceased’s residence and attacked him.

“Operatives of the Kumbotso Police Division promptly responded to the scene and rushed the victim to Murtala Mohammed Specialists Hospital, Kano, where he qqqqwas confirmed dead on arrival by a medical doctor,” the statement said.