A 50-year-old man identified as Ibrahim Adamu has been arrested by Police for allegedly using a sharp object to butcher his four-year-old stepson in Jigawa state.
The ugly incident happened at Unguwar Dinya village, Roni LGA of the state, according to a report from the police.
MUK TV gathered Adamu had previously attempted to kill his stepson, but was prevented from doing so by his wife, who is the mother of the boy.
It was said that he had expressed displeasure over training a boy that is not his biological son.
The spokesman of the Jigawa State Police Command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to newsmen.
According to the statement, “On 8/8/2023 at about 2130hrs, ugly information was received from Unguwar Dinya village in Roni LGA of Jigawa State that at about 1942hrs, a four-year-old boy, Salmanu Umar, was seen covered with blood with a deep cut on his throat.
“On receiving the report, a team of detectives led by Divisional Police Officer Roni Division rushed to the scene of the crime and conveyed the victim to General Hospital Kazaure for treatment; he later died while receiving treatment.”
