The police in Katsina have arrested one Yusuf Abubakar over the killing of a district head of Yantumaki in Dan Musa local government area.
The District Head, Abubakar Atiku, was killed in June last year by rampaging bandits.
Parading some suspects at the State Command headquarters Tuesday afternoon, Gambo Isa, Katsina police spokesperson, said the suspected bandit has confessed to the crime.
He added that Mr Abdullahi said they killed the district head for pokenosing into their activities.
“I’m one of those who killed the traditional ruler. We killed him because he had identified one of us and was trying to ensure the arrest of Shamsu. He knew Shamsu and knew that he was an armed robber.
“When we found out that he was desperately trying to arrest and hand over Shamsu to the police, we decided to kill him. It was Shamsu himself who shot the monarch when we stormed his palace while some of us continued to shoot to cause confusion in the town. We also killed the district head’s security guard,” he said.
When asked where his conspirators were, Mr Abdullahi, said they have since relocated into the bush.
He mentioned those involved in the attack as Kabir, Ibrahim, Salmanu, himself and Shamsu.
