Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Days before he was killed, Ibrahim Khalil posted a video alleging a threat to his life and appealing to the Kano State Government and the police for protection.

Mr Khalil, popularly known as Danshagamu, was killed at his residence in Gaida Quarters, within the Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State.

According to the police, some hoodlums forcibly entered his home at 11:30 p.m. on Monday, and fatally assaulted him with sharp objects.

A press statement by the police command's spokesperson, Abdullahi Kiyawa, revealed that officers from the Kumbotso division responded to a distress call from the commander of the Gaida Quarters Vigilante Group.

"Upon arriving at the scene, police officers rushed the severely inju...