The Nigeria Police Force has invited Muhammadu Sanusi, the Emir of Kano, for questioning over alleged killings that happened during the recent Eid-el-Fitr celebration.
The police asked Sanusi to report to the Force Intelligence Department headquarters in Abuja on April 8.
During the Eid-el-Fitr celebration on Sunday, some members of a vigilance group who were said to be part of Sanusi’s entourage were allegedly attacked and killed.
Sanusi presided over the Eid prayer at the popular Kofar Mata Eid prayer ground in Kano.
Abba Yusuf, governor of the state, and other government officials attended the Eid prayer session.
While returning to his palace, violence broke out within Sanusi’s entourage.
In a letter dated April 4 and signed by Olajide Ibitoye, commissioner of police, on behalf of the deputy inspector-general of police in charge of the force intelligence department (FID), Abuja, the police asked Sanusi to attend an investigative meeting on the incident.
“Your availability is highly sought for a purposeful investigation,” the letter reads.
On Wednesday, the Kano police command constituted an eight-member panel to investigate the killing.
Abdullahi Kiyawa, the Kano police spokesperson, said the incident occurred despite the ban on durbar activities by the force.
The command had invited Wada Isyaku, the Shamakin Kano, for questioning over the incident.
Kiyawa said Surajo Rabiu, a vigilante from Sabon Titi Jaba quarters, was “stabbed to death” while another vigilante, Aminu Suleman, sustained injuries.
“The panel’s terms of reference will focus on unravelling the remote and immediate causes of the unfortunate incident and any defiance to the command’s overt ban on all forms of durbar/horse-riding throughout the Sallah Celebration, based on security concerns in the state,” the spokesperson said.