I’m Ready To Sign Kano Bombing Mastermind’s Death Warrant – Gov

The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has vowed to sign the death warrant of the suspected mastermind of last week’s bombing of a mosque at Gadan village, Gezawa Local Government Area of the state if he is found guilty.

The governor who directed the prosecution of the mastermind, identified as Shafi’u Abubakar, noted that he should be prosecuted before the Shariah court.

He vowed that he would not hesitate to sign the death warrant if the court found the 38-year-old guilty and sentenced him to death.

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Yusuf disclosed that the death toll in the last Wednesday incident had risen to 15.

Speaking on Sunday evening, during a visit to the hospitalised victims at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano, Yusuf said, “Whatever the court decides, we will ensure that the victims of the Gadan village arson get justice and if it condemns him to death after finding him guilty, we will not hesitate to sign the death warrant.”

The governor noted that police investigation had established that the incident was not a terror or politically motivated attack but a family disagreement over inheritance.

Yusuf said, “For the avoidance of any doubt, the incendiarism that led to the death of 15 out of the 24 victims was neither politically motivated nor a terrorist attack on the residents of the state.”