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Tinubu orders intensified probe into Katsina cleric’s killing amid Ansaru claim

Premium Times27 October 2026, 18:27 UTCNigeria

President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to intensify investigations into the killing of Islamic preacher Sheikh Yahaya Ibrahim Masussuka and his friend in Katsina State, as the terrorist group Ansaru claims responsibility for the attack. The post Tinubu orders intensified probe into Katsina cleric’s killing amid Ansaru claim appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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