An elderly Islamic cleric, named as Ladan Zubairu, was on the morning of Monday, 15 December, 2025 brutally killed at Yusuf Garko Mosque in the Maraba Quarters area of Kano State, sparking mob violence and panic before security agents restored order.
The attacker, whose identity was yet to be officially disclosed was immediately pursued by angry youths after the attack, lynched, and his residence set ablaze, causing destruction to property in the neighborhood.
Speaking with newsmen , the deceased’s son, Isa Kasim, narrated how his father was attacked shortly after calling Muslims to prayer at dawn.
“My father usually makes the first call to prayer and then sits briefly to recite supplications before the second call,” Kasim said.
“He had just finished the first call and was seated when someone entered the mosque with a weapon, grabbed him and slaughtered him. In short, his throat was slit.”
Kasim added that community members swiftly mobilised after the incident and tracked down the suspect.
“By the will of God, the attacker did not escape. Members of the community gathered, tracked him down and killed him,” he stated.
He further revealed that after the suspect was lynched, residents made a horrifying discovery.
“The cleric’s severed throat was found wrapped in a nylon bag inside the suspect’s pocket,” Kasim disclosed.
The Kano State Police Command, confirming the incident, described the killing as a “heinous crime.”
“A heinous crime was committed at Yusuf Garko Mosque, Maraba Quarters, Kano, where Ladan Malam Zubairu, a male resident of the area, was brutally slaughtered by an unknown assailant on Monday, 15th December 2025,” the police said in a statement.
According to the command, eyewitnesses confirmed that the suspect was lynched by an angry mob, while his house was also set on fire.
