27-year-old arrested for allegedly killing his eighty-year-old father

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Sada Tambai, for the alleged murder of his 80-year-old father.

The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Katsina.

Sadiq-Aliyu said the incident occurred on September 21 at Mundadu village in Bindawa Local Government Area (LGA).

He said police received a distress call from Bindawa district chief Dan Yusufan Katsina reporting the incident.

According to him, the district head said Adamu Tambai, former Mundadu district head, was found lying motionless outside his residence.

Sadiq-Aliyu said investigators were immediately dispatched to the scene, while the victim was taken to the nearest hospital.

He said the attending doctor, however, declared the victim dead on arrival at the hospital.

The police spokesperson said preliminary investigations led to the arrest of the deceased’s son, Sada Tambai.

He said the suspect allegedly confessed during interrogation to hitting his father on the head with a stick.

According to him, the injuries allegedly sustained from the attack resulted in the victim’s death.

Sadiq-Aliyu said the police commissioner, Ali Umar-Fage, had ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID).

He said the directive was aimed at ensuring a discreet and thorough investigation into the circumstances of the incident.

The PPRO said the suspect will be arraigned before a court after the completion of investigations.

The command expressed its condolences to the bereaved family and assured residents of its commitment to ensuring justice in accordance with the law.