The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 14, Katsina State, Rabi’u Yusuf is dead.

Although details surrounding his death were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, the spokesman for the Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, announced the death on WhatsApp on Saturday night.

Gambo wrote, “The death has been announced of AIG Zone 14, Katsina, AIG Rabi’u Yusuf. May Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him Jannatul Firdausi.”

Gambo could not be reached for further clarification on Saturday night.

AIG Yusuf was among the officers recently promoted as AIG and he was subsequently deployed to Katsina to head the newly created Zone 14 of the police. He had yet to officially report before his death.