25-year-old drug addict kills’ father

A 25 years old man, Alkasim Ya’u said to be drug addict has allegedly stabbed his father Salisu Bada to death at Tudun Yola ‘C’ area of Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State on Friday at about 1330 hours at the residence of the deceased.

Penpushing reports that Corps Commandant, of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Kano State, Mohammed Falala, confirmed the sad development on Sunday, adding that the suspect has been arrested.

‘The deceased father, Alhaji Ya’u Mohammed, brought his mentally ill son, Alkasim Ya’u, to Psychiatric Hospital Dawanau, for medical treatment, where they booked to see a medical doctor on Saturday, January 6, Falala said

Penpushing further report that that Corps Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) explained that instead of going back to Katsina, the deceased decided to sleep at his brother’s house at the same address.

‘Our investigation revealed that Alkasim became mentally ill due to his engagement in hard drug activities. On their arrival at Tudun Yola, the ill son took a sharp object and injured the father, until the intervention of the NSCDC operatives attached to the area who took the victim to the hospital and arrested the suspect,” he said.

Penpushing also reports that Falala said victim later died at the hospital, adding that  the family was already making arrangements to return the corpse to Katsina for the funeral, while the suspect and the exhibit were handed over to the Rijiyar Zaki Divisional Police Office for further investigation.

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