32years Old Man Arrested In Jigawa For Killing His Mother

In a press briefing by the Jigawa State commissioner of police, CP. AT Abdullahi, the police discovered a lifeless body of a 47-year-old woman, Esther Adekanla, popularly known as Hadiza Nakowa in her house at Dutse town. He said following the investigation, detectives from State Criminal Investigation Department, Dutse, arrested the suspect opposite Awajil filling Station Dutse, in connection with the case.

CP Abdullahi noted that the suspect was arrested via tracking of the deceased phone number, which linked him to the offence. The statement reads, “Recall that, on 15/02/2024 at about 1600hrs, information at Command’s disposal revealed that, one Esther Adekanla ‘f’ opposite Awajil Filling Station Dutse, popularly known as Hadiza Nakowa was last seen on 12/02/2024, which made her neighbors suspicious of her being missing, as all efforts made to reach her phone lines proved abortive.

On receipt of the report, detectives from Dutse Division quickly rushed to the house, on their arrival, it was discovered that the house was locked, but the door was forced open, where her body was found in the sitting room, lying lifeless in a pool of blood. The team also observed visible cuts on her head and neck with the body decomposing. Similarly, her young house help one Christiana Michael, 11, was found locked in a store with cuts on her head alive, but unconscious.