A 22-year-old man, Ibrahim Musa has reportedly stabbed his mother, Hajara Mohammed
to death in Kano State.
Police Commissioner, Mohammed Usaini in Kano ordered a manhunt for Musa following the incident.
Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, the spokesman for the police command in Kano, disclosed this in a statement.
Haruna-Kiyawa said that the 50-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times in different parts of the body.
According to Haruna-Kiyawa, she was thereafter taken to the Mohammed Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital, Kano, where a doctor declared her dead.
He said:
“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.
“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.”
