Niger State: Man, 29, kills father out of hatred

Niger State: Man, 29, kills father out of hatred

One Mizanmil Abubakar has killed his father in Nigeria’s middle belt State of Niger, the police have said.

The 29-year-old said he committed the heinous act because of the hatred he has for his father.

The incident happened in Barin-Sale area of Minna, the capital of the State.

The Niger State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday.

He disclosed Kpakungu Police Division received information on July 29 at about 10 am, that a certain Abubakar Adawa, 65, was missing from his house in the Barkin-Sale area of Minna.

“Police operatives attached to the Division led by the DPO visited the house and invited Mizanmil Abubakar, 29, and Aisha Abubakar, mother and son, for interrogation,” he stated.

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He explained that the whole compound was thoroughly searched, and surprisingly, the butchered body of the missing person was found buried in a shallow grave within the compound.

The police PRO further disclosed that during interrogation, the son confessed to the gruesome murder of his late father, saying he had great hatred for him.

He claimed to have used “a hoe to kill and severe the victim into parts before he buried him in a shallow grave within the compound.”

The police spokesperson said that the preliminary investigation is still ongoing and the suspect will soon be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Minna, for further investigation and diligent prosecution.

Niger State: Man, 29, kills father out of hatred