The 22-year-old man, Ibrahim Musa, who allegedly stabbed his mother, Hajara, 50, to death, has been arrested by the operatives of Kano State Police Command.
The incident occurred at the Rimin Kebbe Quarters, Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State.
The state police spokesman, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who confirmed his arrest to journalists on Friday, said, “On May 4, 2023, around 10pm, Ibrahim Musa, 22, was arrested at a criminal hideout in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, Kano State, after stabbing his 50-year-old biological mother to death at Rimin Kebbe Quarters, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State.
“The suspect, who confessed to committing the crime, also admitted to dealing in illicit drugs. He will be charged on completion of investigation.”
The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Gumel, had on Wednesday deployed a crack team of police officers to arrest Ibrahim after he allegedly stabbed his mother to death during a disagreement.