The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man (name withheld) for allegedly killing his mother, Salama Abdullahi, 40, in the Abujan Kwata area of Bauchi metropolis.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the command’s spokesperson, CSP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed that the suspect attacked his mother with a pestle following an altercation, inflicting severe injuries on her body.
“On February 24, around 3:00 pm, members of the Peace and Security Committee in the Abujan Kwata area reported to the police that the suspect had assaulted his biological mother, causing fractures to both hands and other bodily injuries,” Wakil stated.
Upon receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Abdullahi Muazu, led a team of detectives to the scene. The victim was immediately taken to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital for medical attention but was later pronounced dead by a doctor.
The police have since recovered the pestle used in the attack, and the Commissioner of Police, Auwal Mohammed, has directed the State Criminal Investigation Department to conduct a thorough investigation.
The suspect will be charged in court upon the completion of the investigation.
