Army launches manhunt for suspected killers of Islamic scholar in Katsina

Troops from the Nigerian Army’s 17 Brigade are searching for the suspected killers of prominent Islamic scholar Sheikh Yahaya Ibrahim Masussuka in Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State. On the evening of October 26, 2026, two armed men on a motorcycle reportedly shot the scholar and his friend, Adamu Abubakar, outside the cleric’s residence; both later died at a hospital. President Bola Tinubu directed security agencies to intensify efforts to find, arrest and prosecute those responsible. Major General Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed Wase visited Dutsin-Ma to convey the Army Chief of Staff’s condolences and urged residents to remain calm.