Ansaru claims killing of Nigerian cleric Sheikh Masusuka in Katsina

Ansaru, a Nigerian jihadist group, claimed responsibility in a video for the killing of Sheikh Masusuka in Katsina, citing his advocacy for interfaith coexistence. The attack underscores the group's targeting of religious figures and its operational presence in northwest Nigeria, a region already plagued by banditry and insurgency. The claim is unverified but consistent with Ansaru's past tactics.

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