AISHA ABUBAKAR
A 37-year old man, Munkaila Adamu, has allegedly attacked, smashed his parents heads with a wooden pestle and they died on the spot in cold blood.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Gagarawa Local Government Area, Jigawa State, where they reside.
This was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Jigawa State Command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who said the incident happened on Thursday, 1st September, 2022, at Unguwar Malamai Quarters in Gagarawa town.
DSP Lawan explained that the suspect used a wooden pestle and attacked both his father, Ahmad Muhammad, 70 and mother, Hauwa Ahmadu,60, in their room.
The father, Muhammad, who was the village head of the community, was not the only person the suspect attacked, the Police spokesperson said the suspect also injured two other people in the community identified as Kailu Badugu, 65, and Hakalima Ahmadu, 50, who are being treated in the hospital.
Lawan stated that the reason for his actions could not be ascertained, but the suspect was arrested and detained in custody for proper investigation over the conduct while the corpses of the deceased were deposited at General Hospital, Gumel, where they were certified dead.
“The suspect was arrested and the exhibit was recovered.” the PPRO added.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Jigawa State Police Command, CP Aliyu Sale Tafida, has directed that the case should be transfer to SCIID, Dutse, immediately for discreet investigation and possible prosecution of the culprit.
The suspect risks several years of imprisonment or life imprisonment if he is tried and found guilty before the Court for murder but that will be after the conclusion of investigations by the Police.