Police Nabs Man For Killing Parents In Jigawa

The Jigawa State Police has arrested 37-year-old Munkaila Ahmadu for allegedly killing his parents in Gagarawa local government area of the state. 

This was contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu on Thursday. 

Shiisu said the suspect was arrested after he attacked his parents and two others with a wooden pestle. 

According to him, those attacked by Ahmadu include 70-year-old Ahmad Muhammad, 60-year-old Hauwau Ahamadu, 65-year-old Kailu Badugu, and Hakalima Amadu aged 60.

Shiisu added that the victims were rushed to Gumel General Hospital following the attack. 

He explained that due to the injuries from the attack, the suspect's parents, Ahmad and Hauwau were pronounced dead by a doctor at the hospital. 

However the other two were still on admission receiving medical attention. 

According to the statement, “Today, at 11:30 a.m., information received had it that one Munkaila Ahmadu of Zarada-Sabuwa village in Gagarawa LGA of Jigawa, used a wooden pestle and attacked the following persons:

“Ahmadu Muhammad, the village Head of Zarada-Sabuwa, Hauwa Ahmadu, Kailu Badugu and Hakalima Amadu, all of Zarada -Sabuwa village in Gagarawa LGA.”

The command spokesperson added that preliminary investigation indicated that the deceaseds were the biological parents of the suspect.

He added that the suspect would be charged to court upon completion of investigation as directed the state's commissioner of police, Aliyu Tafida.