Son arrested for stabbing 80-year-old father to death in Kano
One Habibu Ibrahim of Asada Village in Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano state has been arrested by the operatives of Kano state police command for stabbing his 80-year-old father, Mallam Ibrahim Salihu.
The 35-year-old murder suspect, who fled after attacking his father, was arrested after his brother, Yahaya Ibrahim, reported the incident to Asada Doguwa Police station on September 15, 2019.
The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who confirmed the incident, said the 80-year-old man was stabbed without provocation by 1:30am and died at about 6:30 am of the same day while receiving treatment.
He said, “upon the receipt of the complaint, Officers at the station quickly mobilized and rushed the victim to Doguwa General Hospital to be resuscitated but later passed away in the hospital at about 6:30 am of that same day while receiving treatment.”
“Preliminary findings revealed that the suspect is a drug addict and carried out the heinous crime under the influence of hard drugs.
“The suspect’s relatives made us know that Habibu has been abusing drugs and that has been an issue which consequently led to the death of their father,” he added.
Kiyawa further said that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Ahmed Iliyasu has directed that the suspect be transferred to the State Investigation and Intelligence Department (SIID) as soon as a Doctor’s report is ready.
