In relation to the killing of well-known political analyst Ibrahim Khalil Danshagamu, who was allegedly attacked with sharp items at his home in Gaida Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area, the Kano State Police Command has detained two suspects.

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

The statement claims that the event happened on Monday at around 11:30 p.m. after the command received a distress call from the Gaida Vigilante Group Commander informing them that unidentified thugs had broken into the deceased's home 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.

Opposition politicians and human rights activists had already denounced the development and demanded that the circumstances surrounding the commentator's death be looked into straight away.

Danshagamu's body was discovered in a pool of blood at his residence, according to a post made on X on Wednesday by former Kano State governor and opposition leader Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

Kwankwaso called the murder a "horrific attack" and called on the Kano State Government to form an investigating committee to look into the matter and prosecute the perpetrators.

Husaini Mai Riga, the Nigeria Democratic Congress Chairman for Kano State, also called the murder "deeply disturbing and unacceptable," claiming it was a grave threat to public safety, journalistic freedom, and democratic ideals in the state.

The statement further stated that the Kumbotso Divisional Police Officer, working with tactical units of the command and community stakeholders, carried out an intelligence-driven operation that resulted in the arrest of the two offenders.

“The suspects are currently in custody undergoing interrogation. The Command has intensified efforts to apprehend any other persons who may be connected to the crime,” the statement said.

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