2 brothers stab father to death, steal money to purchase iPhone
Two brothers, aged 15 and 19, have been accused of allegedly killing their 60-year-old father, Alhaji Dahiru Yusuf Maileather, in the Sarkin-Noma area of Lokoja, Kogi State.
An eyewitness reported that the tragic incident occurred over the weekend at around 8:30 a.m. when Dahiru Yusuf was allegedly stabbed by one of his sons.
Confirming the heartbreaking news, the deceased’s elder brother, Alhaji Nuhu Muhammed Bala, shared that he received a call from his sister about the incident while at home. “When my sister called me, she said our brother had been killed by his son. I quickly rushed to his house, only to learn he had already been taken to a hospital,” he said.
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Bala noted that one of the sons involved in the altercation has been apprehended by local authorities, while the family’s mother and her other two children have reportedly fled to an undisclosed location.
The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP William Aya, confirmed the incident, announcing that Abba Yusuf, one of the suspects, has been arrested, while the second brother remains at large.
“It is a case of culpable homicide. On 05/10/2024, at about 21:00 hours, a distress call was received by the DPO ‘B’ Division Lokoja that one Alhaji Dahiru Yusuf ‘M’ of Sarkin Noma area had been murdered. Immediately, a DCO and team were dispatched to the scene, where the lifeless body of the deceased was found lying in a pool of his blood with multiple stab wounds all over his body,” Aya said.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased was stabbed by his two sons, Abba Yusuf and Aminu Yusuf, along with their divorced mother, Hajia Jummai, due to a prolonged domestic dispute.
Further information revealed that both sons had reportedly robbed their father of millions of naira to purchase iPhones. Eyewitnesses testified that the deceased repeatedly called out “ABBA! ABBA!!” as a dying declaration before passing away at SHAFA Hospital, Lokoja.
Photographs of the crime scene have been taken, and the corpse has been deposited at the morgue for an autopsy before being released to the deceased’s relatives for burial according to Islamic rites. The exhibit knife and blood-stained clothes were also recovered at the scene.
Abba Yusuf has been arrested, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend the other fleeing suspects. The Commissioner of Police has ordered that the case be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for a discreet investigation.
Proofreading by Fa’izatu Aliyu Doma, Journalist at Neptune Prime.
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