violent protest broke out on Friday 21 Feb at the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA) in Katsina State following the alleged killing of a 400-level student, Sa’id Abdulkadir, by security operatives
This came from the post of security analyst Zagazola Makama.
According to the post , Abdulkadir,said a student of the Faculty of Agriculture, was shot by members of the Joint Task Force (JTF) after he and a commercial motorcycle rider allegedly failed to stop at a security checkpoint.
The incident outraged students to take to the streets in protest, barricading the Dutsin-Ma–Katsina highway, burning tires, and disrupting vehicular movement.
It was jgathered that conflicting accounts emerged as to the cause of Abdulkadir’s death.
While some sources claimed he was suspected to be an informant for bandits, others insisted he was an innocent student who was mistakenly shot by security operatives.
Eyewitnesses revealed that the security personnel opened fire after the motorcycle carrying Abdulkadir and another rider refused to stop, killing the student instantly while the motorcycle rider sustained injuries and was rushed to a hospital.
Enraged by the incident, students mobilized in large numbers, demanding justice for their slained colleague.
The protest escalated, prompting the deployment of security operatives, including soldiers and police officers, to restore order and persuade students to vacate the highway.
However, the Katsina State Police Command has launched an investigation to arrest the CJTF officers responsible for the killing.
