The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested 26-year-old Nura Mas’ud, a resident of Mu’azu village of Sule Tankarkar LGA, for allegedly setting his 60-year-old grandmother, Zuwaira Muhammad, ablaze.
PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday that Mrs Muhammad had repeatedly expressed concern over her grandson’s bodily look and psychological well being standing, who is claimed to be mentally unstable.
Mas’ud was mentioned to have been provoked by his grandmother’s frequent inquiries and warned her to cease however she continued.
In a confessional audio clip made accessible to PUNCH Metro, Mas’ud mentioned he was fed up together with his grandmother’s countless inquiries about his well being standing.
He famous that his determination to set her ablaze utilizing petrol had put to a halt her questioning.
“She ceaselessly requested about my well being, and I requested her what was occurring to me however she stored mum. That was what knowledgeable my determination to pour petrol on her,” Mas’ud acknowledged.
When contacted, the Jigawa State Police Command’s spokesman, Shiisu Lawan Adam, who confirmed the tragic incident to our correspondent, acknowledged that preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, who’s affected by psychological derangement, has been receiving therapy on the Kazaure Psychiatric Hospital.
“A preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is affected by psychological sickness and has been receiving therapy on the Kazaure Psychiatric Hospital”, Lawan emphasised.
“One Nura Mas’ud, ‘m’, age 26 years of Mu’azu village, Sule Tankarkar LGA, went to his household home with a petroleum canister and out of the blue poured it on his grandmother, Zuwaira Muhammad, ‘f’, aged 60 years, of the identical handle, and set her ablaze”, Lawan mentioned.
In accordance with him, the sufferer died whereas receiving therapy at a hospital, including that the suspect had voluntarily confessed to have dedicated the offence due to the countless enquiries the sufferer was making about his life on a number of events.
