The Police authorities in Katsina said it has made one arrest over the murder of the state’s commissioner of Science and Technology Nasir Rabe, on Wednesday night, at his residence at the Fatima Shema Housing Estate.

The Katsina State Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba, told reporters on Thursday evening that, “we have successfully evacuated the corpse to the hospital and investigation has started.

 “A suspect has been arrested and investigation has since begun.”.

Reports say the body of the slain Commissioner was discovered in his residence late on Thursday morning after efforts to reach him on telephone failed.

The late Nasir was a former member of the House of Representatives from Mani Federal Constituency and he was also at a time on the staff of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.