Tragedy as 30-year-old man stabs grandparents to death over food dispute

By Bashir Bello

KANO — Tragedy struck residents of Kano State connected Thursday erstwhile a 30-year-old man, identified arsenic Mutawakilu Ibrahim, allegedly stabbed his grandparents, Muhammad Dansokoto (75) and Hadiza Tasidi (65), to decease pursuing an altercation implicit a food-related disagreement.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Kano State Police Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna, said the suspect, believed to person been nether the power of intoxicants, attacked the aged mates with a knife, inflicting fatal injuries.

According to him, “On September 25, 2025, astatine astir 09:30 am, a nonmigratory of Kofar Dawanau Quarters reported that 1 Mutawakilu Ibrahim had a quarrel with his grandparents, which degenerated into violence. The fishy allegedly stabbed some victims successful assorted parts of their bodies, causing terrible injuries.”

Haruna added that the victims were rushed to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, wherever they were confirmed dormant by aesculapian personnel. Their corpses were aboriginal released to the household for burial successful accordance with Islamic rites.

The constabulary spokesperson further disclosed that the fishy has been arrested and is presently successful custody.

“Based connected the directives of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, the lawsuit has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Homicide Section, for discreet investigation. The fishy volition beryllium charged to tribunal upon completion of the investigation,” Haruna stated.

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