A man has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command for allegedly killing his stepmother with a pestle and injuring his father in Katsina, the State Police Public Relations Officer SP Gambo Isah reveals.
According to the statement released on Thursday 25th August 2022, by SP Gambo Isah, the ugly incident happened on 18/08/2022 at about 1600hrs.
The Katsina man identified as one Najib Shehu, a male aged 25, of Ambassador Quarters, Katsina, was reported to have been having a misunderstanding with his 60-years-old stepmother, Asiya Mohammed, of the same address.
SP Gambo Isah in the statement reported that the suspect went into the kitchen, grabbed a pestle, and hit his stepmother severally with it on her head as a result, she sustained head injuries and was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.
“In the spur of the moment, the suspect also hit his father severally with the said pestle on his leg and sustained fracture into different places on his leg. The suspect has been arrested and confessed to the commission of the offence. The said pestle has been recovered as an exhibit. An investigation is ongoing,” SP Gambo Isah added.