The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested one Nura Mas'ud, 26, for setting his 60-year-old grandmother ablaze in Sule Tankarkar Local Government Area of the state.
The Spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, October 12, 2024, said the suspect went to his family house with a petrol canister, poured it on his grandmother, Zuwaira Muhammad and set her ablaze.
The woman eventually passed away while receiving treatment at a hospital.
According to the PPRO, the suspect suffers from mental illness and has been receiving treatment at a Psychiatric Hospital.
During interrogation, the suspect admitted to the dastardly act, claiming that his late grandmother upset him by expressing concern about his physical appearance and health.
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