IGP invites Emir Sanusi for questioning over violent Sallah incident

Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 16th Emir of Kano, has been invited by Inspector General of Police IG Kayode Egbetokun to the force intelligence section in Abuja to be questioned in relation to a violent event that took place during the Eid-el-Fitr Sallah celebration.

One vigilante member, Surajo Rabiu, was reportedly killed in the event, and another, Aminu Suleman, was hurt.

According to a copy of the letter sent to the Sanusi, he was asked to attend an investigative meeting regarding the incident that took place in his domain during the Sallah celebration.

On behalf of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force Intelligence Department (FID), Commissioner of Police (OPS), CP Olajide Ibitoye, signed the following letter:

"The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force Intelligence Department (FID), on behalf of the Inspector General of Police, has instructed me to ask you to an investigative meeting regarding an event that happened during the Sallah festival inside your jurisdiction.

Given the foregoing, you are cordially invited to visit the Force Intelligence Department, located across from Police Force Headquarters Area 11 in Abuja, by 1000 hours on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. For a deliberate study, your availability is strongly sought," it says.

Remember how police in Kano said that they had detained Usman Sagiru in relation to the alleged murder of Surajo Rabiu, a vigilante, during an attack on the group of Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 16th Emir of Kano?

Aminu Suleman, another vigilante member, was hurt and taken to the Murtala Mohammed Specialists Hospital in Kano for medical attention.

Recall that SP Abdullahi Haruna, the police spokesperson who verified the incident, stated that it happened as local guards were shielding Emir Sanusi II's entourage as they were leaving the Kofar Mata eid prayer ground after the two rakat eid-el-fitr prayers.