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HOODLUMS KILL KANO GOVERNOR’S AIDE IN GRUESOME ATTACK
The governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf has reacted to the killing id his aide, Sadiq Gentle by some yet-to-be-identified hoodlums.
It was gathered that Gentle, the governor’s senior special reporter at the Ministry of History and Culture died on Thursday from injuries he sustained from a machete attack by suspected hoodlums.
He died at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, a few days after the machete attack at his residence.
Speaking on the gruesome incident, Governor Yusuf directed the security agencies in the state to, as a matter of urgency fish out the perpetrators of the attack.
Governor Yusuf in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, described his late aide as a patriotic and dedicated social media professional.
He said Gentle’s violent dark has cast a dark cloud over the state government and the media community.
Yusuf said, “The news of the death of Malam Sadiq Gentle hit me with deep sadness and anguish.
“He was not only a devoted public servant, but also a man of peace and integrity, who served the state with utmost dedication. His gruesome murder is a tragedy and an affront to our collective humanity,” the governor said.
Further condemning the act which he described as barbaric and unacceptable, the governor condoled with Gentle’s family.
He also assured his family, colleagues and loved ones of the state government’s commitment to bring the killers to justice.
