20-year-old Suspect allegedly hacks his Mother to death, arrested by Police
20-year-old Suspect allegedly hacks his Mother to death, arrested by Police
The Bauchi State Police Command has detained 20-year-old Safiyanu Dalhatu on suspicion of using a pestle to kill his 40-year-old mother, Salma Abdullahi.
The incident took place in Bauchi’s Abujan Kwata neighborhood on February 24, 2025.
Safiyanu is accused by the police of assaulting his mother, causing her to sustain fractures to both hands and other injuries.
The Peace and Security Committee reported the incident to the police, who were on the spot right away.
After being sent to Bauchi’s Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), the victim was pronounced dead.
According to preliminary findings, the assault was caused by a fight between Safiyanu and his mother. The police have started a comprehensive investigation and have retrieved the pestle used in the crime.
The State Criminal Investigation Department has been instructed to handle the matter by Commissioner of Police CP Auwal Musa Mohammed, and the suspect will face charges in court after the investigation is over.
