A 26-year-old man, identified as Nura Mas’ud, has s3t on f!re his grandmother, Zuwaira Muhammad, in Mu’azu village, Dan Gwanki Ward, Sule Tankarkar Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
Mas’ud was said to have confessed to the crime, claiming that the late grandmother upset him by expressing concern about his physical appearance and health, which did not go down well with him and had on several occasions warned her but she refused, hence his decision to buy petrol, which he p0ured on her and set fire on her at their family home.
The spokesperson, Jigawa Police Command, Shiisu who confirmed the sad inc!dent to newsmen, said Mas’ud has since been arr3sted.
Shiisu said: “On October 8, 2024, at about 1600hrs, the command was notified of a sa.d inc!dent that occurred in Mu’azu village, Dan Gwanki ward, Sule Tankarkar LGA.
“One Nura Mas’ud ‘m’ age 26yrs of Mu’azu village, Sule Tankarkar LGA, went to his family home with a petrol canister and suddenly poured it on his grandmother, Zuwaira Muhammad ‘f’, age 60yrs of the same address, and set her ablaze.
“The elderly woman eventually pa.ssed away while being treated as a result of the conflagration . The medical doctor on call certified her dead and the corpse was released to relatives for burial according to Islamic rites.
“A team of police detectives from Sule Tankarkar division quickly arrested the suspect and detained him in the cell. He was later ferried to the State Cr!minal Investigation Department, SCID, for a discreet investigation.
“During the interrogation, the suspect admitted to committing the alleged 0ffence against him.
“A preliminary investigation revealed that the susp3ct suff3rs from m3ntal !illness and has been receiving treatment at Kazaure Psychiatric Hospital.
“The susp3cts further stated that the late grandmother ups3t him by expressing concern about his physical appearance and health, which he did not want. He warned her on several occasions but she refused. Thus, he purchased gasoline, poured it on her and ignited her.
The Jigawa State Commissioner of Police, A. Abdullahi, directed the State Criminal Investigation Department, Dutse, to thoroughly investigate the ca.se and vigorously pr0secute the perpetrator to deter others from repeating it,” Shiisu added.
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