The Katsina State Government has lost its Commissioner of Science and Technology, Dr Rabe Nasir, following an attack at his residence by unknown assailants.
According to Daily Trust citing a source familiar with the matter, Nasir is believed to have been murdered on Wednesday while another source claimed the attack took place on Thursday.
“Late Nasir was shot after Asr prayer in his residence here in Fatima Shema Estate,” a friend of the deceased has said.
Another source, however, claimed “He was stabbed in the stomach in his sitting room while his body was dragged into a toilet where it was locked.”