A renowned qur’anic teacher at Unguwar Dabai, Musa Mai Dori has beaten to death by members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) at Kankare, a sister community to Dabai in Gwale LGA of Kano State.
The 50-year-old Mai Dori was reportedly beaten to a pulp by the vigilantes in their office on Sunday morning after a woman accused him of stealing a new born child which he was said have rescued on a refuse dump.
Mai Dori is survived by two wives, Khadija and Sha’awa, and 16 children.
According to Daily Trust, the brother of the deceased, Muhammad Ashiru Salisu, said what happened was an act of wickedness and which was deliberate because the boys who did that to him fully knew him.
Salisu said, “He had good human relations and taught many of the youths in this area. Yesterday in the evening we heard about the brutal act of some of the vigilante group of Kankare area.
“The incident happened in the morning but we learnt about it in the evening. Malam left home in the morning, while passing by, he saw a newly born baby in a ditch. In his effort to retrieve the child, a woman who was beside him shouted that he wanted to steal the boy.