Man armed with petrol sets his Grandmother ablaze arrested by Police
26-year-old Nura Mas’ud has allegedly set his grandmother, Zuwaira Muhammad, on fire while she was alive in Mu’azu village, located in the Dan Gwanki ward of Sule Tankarkar LGA in Jigawa State.
Mas’ud after confessing to the crime, accused his late grandmother of upsetting him by worrying over his physical appearance and health, which angers him.
He claimed to have warned her on several occasions but she was adamant, hence he had to buy fuel and set the family house ablaze including her.
The Jigawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Shiisu while confirming the news to journalists, revealed that Mas’ud has since been apprehended.
DSP Shiisu said: “On 8th October, 2024 at about 1600hrs, the Command was notified of a sad and regrettable incident that occurred in Mu’azu village, Dan Gwanki ward, Sule Tankarkar LGA.
“That one Nura Mas’ud ‘m’ age 26yrs of Mu’azu village, Sule tankarkar LGA, went to his family house with a petrol canister and suddenly poured it on his grandmother, Zuwaira Muhammad ‘f’, age 60yrs of the same address, and set her ablaze.
“The elderly woman eventually passed away while being admitted as a result of the conflagration. The medical doctor on call certified her death and the corpse was released to relatives for burial according to Islamic rites.
“A team of police detectives from Sule tankarkar division quickly arrested the suspect and detained him in the cell. He was later ferried to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for a discreet investigation.
“During the interrogation, the suspect admitted to committing the alleged offence against him.
“A preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect suffers from mental illness and has been receiving treatment at Kazaure Psychiatric Hospital.
“The suspects further stated that, the late grandmother upset him by expressing concern about his physical appearance and health, which he did not want. He warned her on several occasions but she refused. Thus, he purchased gasoline, poured and ignited her.
“The Jigawa State Commissioner of Police, CP AT Abdullahi, directed the State Criminal Investigation Department, Dutse, to thoroughly investigate the case and vigorously prosecute the perpetrator in order to deter others from repeating it.”
