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Two savage Kano murders, 45 years apart, By Festus Adedayo
PoliticsMurder of Ibrahim Khalil
Ibrahim Khalil, known as Dan Shagamu, was brutally murdered in Kumbotso, Kano, with his throat slit.
Khalil was a fierce critic of the APC-led government, President Bola Tinubu, the military, and Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, often speaking out against economic hardship, northern insecurity, and alleged army atrocities.
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- 44m agoPremium Times Nigeria: Add us on Google Last Wednesday, popular political commentator, Ibrahim Khalil (aka Dan Shagamu) was brutally murdered in Kumbotso, Kano. He
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