22-year-old man stabbed mother to death in Kano: Police
Police commissioner Mohammed Usaini in Kano has ordered a manhunt for Ibrahim Musa, 22, for stabbing his mother, Hajara Mohammed, 50, to death.
Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, the spokesman for the police command in Kano, disclosed this in a statement.
“On May 3, at about 6:00 p.m., we received a report that Musa, who lives in Rimin Kebe Quarters, Kano, stabbed his mother with a sharp knife on different parts of her body and fled the scene. Upon receiving this, the CP directed the immediate deployment of all police assets to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book as soon as practicable,” the police statement said.
He said the victim, who had multiple injuries, was taken to the Mohammed Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital, Kano, where a doctor declared her dead.
“A knife with blood stains, suspected to have been used in the attack, was recovered at the scene. Tactical teams are currently on the ground to ensure the arrest of the culprits,” added the police.
(NAN)
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