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Who Killed Dan Shagamu? Ibrahim Khalil Dan Shagamu, a well-known Kano social media commentator, was killed at his residence in Gaida Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area. Police say the attack happened around 11:30p.m. on Monday, September 8, 2026, when the area's vigilante commander alerted them that attackers had broken into his home and assaulted him with sharp objects. He was a familiar voice in northern Nigeria. With hundreds of thousands of followers on Facebook and TikTok, he was known for combative Hausa-language videos criticising the government on political and social issues, and had once been a reporter for a state-funded radio station. He was 54 and left six children. His death came after weeks of warnings. In a video, he had appealed to the Kano State Government, the Emir of Kano and the police for help, alleging repeated harassment and death threats from neighbours, including children stoning him and damaging his television. His sister said he had stopped sleeping at home because he believed his life was in danger. Police arrested two suspects and said efforts to find other accomplices were continuing. Police spokesman CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa said preliminary investigations had not linked the killing to his social media activity, pointing instead to envy and hatred among neighbours. That assessment is preliminary, and the suspects had not been charged. Many people doubt that this is the full story. Some residents suspect sponsored thugs, some suspect religious extremists while others believe his commentary was the cause, since his videos attacked politicians, traditional rulers, rival religious groups and neighbours alike. Analysts noted that this made every group he criticised a potential suspect. After he was killed, he was also beheaded. The pattern remains the same, if you dare go against the feudal social norm in the core North, you will be wasted. This is why all the progressive elements have been silenced and crushed via threats or assassinations. Northern Nigeria is a big threat to the entire world because it is breeding millions of people that might wage war against the diversity of the world because religious fundamentalism and a medieval ideology of conquest and supremacist nationalism garbed in political Islamism. We in Yorubaland are lucky for our freedom and people like Sarkinfoto who advocate for totalitarian Sharia law in our secular and democratic society must be isolated, reported and exposed.