SaharaReporters gathered that the horrific incident took place on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at approximately 4:30pm.
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, Bashar Aliyu, for allegedly stabbing his 70-year-old grandfather, Ibrahim Maisaje, to death inside his room in the Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state.
The tragedy, which occurred in Sabon Kariya Village, has thrown the local community into deep mourning, with police authorities describing the incident as an agonizing act of familial betrayal.
SaharaReporters gathered that the horrific incident took place on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at approximately 4:30pm.
According to an official police incident report filed at the Ganjuwa Divisional Headquarters by a 58-year-old resident of the village, Aliyu cornered his elderly grandfather inside the octogenarian's room and repeatedly attacked him with a knife.
