Man arrested for stabbing father to death
A 25 years old man, Alkasim Ya’u, has been arrested by officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Kano for allegedly stabbing his father to death at Tudun Yola ‘C’, area of Gwale Local Government Area of the state. The NSCDC Corps Commandant, Mohammed Falala, who disclosed this in Kano, yesterday, said the incident occurred on Friday at about 1330 hours at the residence of Alhaji Salisu Bala. “ The deceased father, Alhaji Ya’u Mohammed, brought his mentally ill son, Alkasim Ya’u, to Psychiatric Hospital Dawanau, for medical treatment, where they booked to see a medical doctor on Saturday, Jan. 6. He explained that instead of going back to Katsina, the deceased decided to sleep at his brother’s house at the same address. “ Our investigation revealed that Alkasim became mentally ill due to his engagement in hard drug activities. “ On their arrival at Tudun Yola, the ill son took a sharp object and injured the father, until the intervention of the NSCDC operative...