Mother, Son Beat Father To Death In Minna

Mother, Son Beat Father To Death In Minna

The Niger state police command have arrested a 25 year old son,
Babangida Usman and his mother, Hafasat Aliyu for beating their
father/Husband, Ali Haruna, to death at their home in  Shango Primary
School Minna in Chanchaga local government area.

According to police reports, Haruna and his wife Hafasat, got
involved in a fight after she accused their daughter of stealing her
money. Haruna was on the daughter’s side and this angered Hafasat who
engaged him in a fight. As soon as he heard his parents were fighting,
Babangida ran home and while defending his mother, joined her in beating
his father which led to serious injuries. He died while he was being
rushed to the IBB Specialist Hospital for treatment.

Speaking to newsmen, Usman said he was only protecting his mother and
did not know it will lead to the death of his father. According to him,
his father was always maltreating his mother over things that should
not cause quarrel saying, “that was why I always protect my mother from
maltreatment of my father.

“My mother is not safe with my father because of his temperament,
everyday there must be an issue that would escalate to fight. I never
knew he would die, I was only protecting my mother,” he explained.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police
command, Mohammad Abubakar, confirmed the incident saying that the
suspects had confessed to the crime and would be charged to court soon.