The Katsina State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Rabe Nasir, was found dead in his apartment at Fatima Shema Estate on Thursday evening.
The details on the cause of his death has not been made clear as at the time of filing this report as official announcement concerning his demise is being awaited.
The late Rabe Nasir was appointed commissioner in 2019 by the Aminu Bello Masari led government.
The Governor Masari and other dignitaries are presently at his residence waiting on security agents and the medical team to make an official pronouncement concerning his death though there are speculations that he was assassinated.