A 50-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his four-year-old stepson in Roni Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

The Jigawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, who disclosed this on Friday, August 18, 2023, said the suspect was arrested on August 8.

Shiisu said the man was arrested at Unguwar Dinya village after the police received a report about the incident on the same date at about 9 p.m.

He explained that upon receipt of the report, the police rushed to the scene and took the victim to General Hospital Kazaure for treatment, where he later died while receiving treatment.

The police spokesperson stated: “On August 8, at about 9 p.m., an ugly information was received from Unguwar Dinya area of Roni LGA of Jigawa that on the same date at about 7:42 p.m., one Salmanu Umar aged four of Unguwar Dinya village was seen covered with blood and with a deep cut on his throat done by unknown person.

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“On receiving the report, a team of detectives led by Divisional Police Officer, Roni Division, rushed to the scene of crime and conveyed the victim to General Hospital Kazaure for treatment who later died while receiving treatment.”

Shiisu said an investigation led to the arrest of the suspect, the husband of the deceased mother, adding that the man, when interrogated, confessed to committing the crime.

He said the suspect further revealed that he developed hatred for the deceased due to the fact that he could not afford to be feeding someone else’s child.

Shiisu said the suspect also confessed that he attempted to kill the child for the first time, but the attempt was foiled by the deceased’s mother who reported him to her in-law.

The police spokesman said the suspect had already been arraigned in court and would face the full wrath of the law.

The Star