Police In Kano Arrest 22-year-old Man For Allegedly Stabbed Mother To Death
Kano State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old man, who allegedly stabbed his mother to death.
The suspect, who lives at Rimin Kebe Quarters, Kano, allegedly stabbed his 50-year-old mother with a sharp knife on different parts of her body.
He allegedly later fled the scene after the alleged murder on Wednesday evening.
Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Kano.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Usaini, had on Thursday, ordered a manhunt for the suspect.
“On May 4, at about 10.00 p.m., the suspect was arrested at a criminal hideout in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano,” Haruna-Kiyawa said.
He said that the suspect confessed to committing the crime and dealing on illicit drug, and added that once investigations were completed, the suspect would be charged to court.
The Police Commissioner thanked those who volunteered information that led to the arrest of the suspect, and praised the police tactical teams that effected the arrest.
