Zamfara govt confirms arrest of 10 suspected killers of Islamic cleric

The Zamfara State government has confirmed the arrest of 10 suspects in connection with the murder of an Islamic scholar in the state, Sheik Abubakar Mada.

Mada was allegedly killed by a group of vigilante group members in Mada, Gusau local government area of the state on Tuesday.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sulaiman Idris, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday in Gusau, however, said the suspects were not personnel of the State Community Protection Guards.