Niger State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man for hiring an assailant to kill his father and selling his property to pay for the alleged murder.
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun in a statement on Thursday, said that Abubakar Mohammed Buba of Gidan Madara area of Chanchaga, Minna, was arrested by police operatives attached to Chanchaga Division on December 29, 2021, based credible intelligence.
“The suspect was arrested for criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide of his father, Alhaji Mohammed Buba aged 52 yrs (deceased).
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The deceased was allegedly attacked and stabbed to death in his residence at Korokpan, Paikoro LGA on 13th October, 2021,” the statement reads.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to have conspired with one Aliyu Mohammed aged 26yrs ‘m’ of Chanchaga presently at large and killed the deceased. He later led Police operatives to Tagwai-Dam where the body of the deceased was dumped after being severed and packed in a sack.
“He confessed further to have contracted the said Aliyu for a sum of one hundred and ten thousand naira in which he paid a deposit of fifty thousand naira and later paid the balance of sixty thousand naira after selling some of the deceased’s properties to raise the balance.
“He claimed to have committed the act in order to quickly inherit the father’s properties. Effort is ongoing to arrest the fleeing Aliyu Mohammed while case is under investigation at SCID Minna and suspect will be arraigned in court for prosecution immediately after investigation.” the PPRO added.
