Drug Addict Son Murders Father In Kano

A 25 years old man, Alkasim Ya’u, who allegedly stabbed his father to death at Tudun Yola ‘C’, area of Gwale Local Government Area of Kano state has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in the state.

The incident occurred on Friday at about 13:30 hours at the residence of Alhaji Salisu Bala.

This was disclosed by the NSCDC Corps Commandant, Mohammed Falala, in an interview with Newsmen in Kano on Sunday.

According to him, 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.

However, the father decided to sleep at his brother’s house at the same address instead of going back to Katsina.

The CP said, “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 added that arrangements were already on my the family to return the corpse to Katsina for funeral, while the suspect and the exhibit were handed over to Rijiyar Zaki Divisional Police Office for further investigation.