30 YRS OLD MAN ARRESTED FOR CULPABLE HOMICIDE IN SULEJA....Sprays Mother With Petrol, Sets Her Ablaze

Stephen Jiya and his late mother.

"The suspect sprayed the mother with the petrol in his possession and set her ablaze."

A 30-year-old man, Stephen Jiya of Niger Motel Area in Suleja has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command for culpable homicide.

Stephen Jiya was arrested at Darul Salam area in Minna for a culpable homicide of his mother, 61-year-old Comfort Jiya.

According to the police, the suspect, during interrogation, disclosed that he had a misunderstanding with his wife at his home on Suleja which attracted the attention of his neighbours who intervened on the matter.

He further disclosed that, "when he returned home, he discovered that his wife left Suleja for Minna on December 20 last year."

He further told the Police that he left Suleja for Minna with a bottle of petrol where he went to the family house and met his mother cooking.

The suspect sprayed the mother with the petrol in his possession and set her ablaze.

The outcry of the deceased attracted neighbours who rushed her to General Hospital Minna for medical attention and she was later referred to another medical facility where she died.

Ahmad Babangida, Minna