A 26-year-old man, Bashar Aliyu, has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly killing his 70-year-old grandfather, Ibrahim Maisaje.
Saturday PUNCH gathered that Aliyu allegedly stabbed the septuagenarian to death with a knife at Sabon Kariya Village, Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state, on May 17.
According to a statement issued on Friday by the spokesperson for the Bauchi State Police Command, Nafiu Abubakar, the incident was reported to the Divisional Police Headquarters, Ganjuwa, by a 58-year-old resident.
Habib stated that the suspect was promptly arrested while preliminary investigation commenced.
“The suspect was promptly arrested and preliminary investigation conducted. No exhibit was recovered at the scene. The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Bauchi, for discreet and thorough investigation,” he said.
