How son allegedly killed 70-year-old father in Kogi
Story from Rabi’atu, Lokoja
A 21-year-old suspected drug addict identified as Muhammed Yusuf has allegedly beaten his father to death in Kogi State.
The incident happened at the back of St. Mary Primary School, Lokoja the state’s capital.
According to investigations, the deceased, identified as Alhaji Ibrahim Yusuf, was in his late 70’s.
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It was gathered that the suspect is a secondary school leaver who had vehemently refused to further his education despite efforts put in place by his late father.
An eyewitness who identified her name as Bello Nana gave an account of the incident “I am their neighbour. The boy has been misbehaving since yesterday morning in which I told the father that we should go to the barrack and carry soldiers so that we can have him picked him up.
“I left for work around 4pm yesterday and was supposed to close by 12am but I closed by 10pm. When I came in, I was knocking on the gate but nobody opened it. When I came inside using my key, I said Baba please open the door for me but the boy replied that Baba is not around.
“I asked him, where has baba been to? And I know that Baba does not go out when it is six o’clock. He always locks his door. When I came in, I saw him in Baba’s room, and Baba don’t normally allow him to enter his room. Immediately I called my fiancée, telling him that this boy has killed his father because what is he doing in Baba room and baba is not around.
“Then he called Baba number but it was switched off. I now went to the Police station, and we came with SARS to arrest him. When we entered the room Baba was in a pool of his blood still breathing, that was how we rushed him to the hospital.
“This morning, we heard the news that baba is dead,” said Nana.
The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) DSP William Ovye Aya confirmed and said he is yet to get details of the incident.
According to DSP Ayah, the suspect is in custody of the Nigeria Police Force, A Division Lokoja Kogi State.
