A Man Is Seen Smiling After Being Arrested For Murdering His Parents With A Pestle in Jigawa

Munkaila Adamu, 37, is being held in police custody for the murder of his parents in Jigawa State’s Gagarawa Local Government Area.

According to DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, spokesperson for the State Police Command, the incident occurred on Thursday, September 1,2022, at Unguwar Malamai Quarters in Gagarawa town.

Shiisu stated that the suspect attacked his father, Ahmad Muhammad, and mother, Hauwa Ahmadu, 60, in their room with a wooden pestle. Muhammad, the village chief, was 70 years old. They were both rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead.

Munkaila Adamu

According to a police spokesperson, the suspect also injured two other members of the community. Kailu Badugu, 65, and Hakalima Ahmadu, 50, have been identified as the injured. They are being treated in a hospital.

While the reason for his actions was unknown, police said they had taken the suspect into custody and were conducting an investigation.