According to the CP, the suspect picked a pestle and hit his father during a minor misunderstanding.
A 29-year-old man, Joseph Yakubu, has been arrested by the Plateau State Police Command over the alleged murder of his father, Yakubu Dalyop, with a pestle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The unfortunate incident occurred in the Anglo-Jos community, Jos South Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yakubu was among other suspects paraded for various offences by the state Commissioner of Police, CP Hassan Yabanet, at the command\u2019s headquarters in Jos on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the CP, the suspect picked a pestle and hit his father during a minor misunderstanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn 20\/02\/2024 at about 6pm, information was received at the Anglo-Jos division by a good Samaritan that on 15\/02\/2024 at about 8pm, one Joseph Yakubu, male, 29yrs of Kambel Anglo-Jos had a minor misunderstanding with his father, one Yakubu Dalyop aged 49yrs,\u201d the police boss stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As a result, the son took a pounding pestle and hit the father on the head. The father became unconscious and was rushed to the Plateau State Specialist Hospital for medical attention<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnfortunately, he died on 19\/02\/2024 at about 1pm while receiving treatment. The suspect has been arrested while the corpse was deposited at the same hospital mortuary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yabanet said the case was still under investigation and the suspect would be charged in court upon conclusion of the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The commissioner said after studying the security situation in the state, he had designed a new operational template for the command which would flush out criminals from their nests across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the application of the new operational strategies within a few weeks in office had started yielding positive results with the arrest of criminals paraded for criminal conspiracy, trespass, disturbance of public peace, kidnapping, and culpable homicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He assured the people of adequate protection of their lives and property while soliciting their support and cooperation to achieve the objective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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