20-year-old man kills mother with pestle after quarrel

The operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a 20-year-old man (name withheld) for allegedly killing his mother with a pestle.

The police said the 20-year-old man killed his 40-year-old mother, Salama Abdullahi, with a pestle in the Abujan Kwata area of Bauchi.

The Bauchi State Police Public Relations officer, CSP Ahmed Wakil, who disclosed this via a statement on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, said the suspect allegedly attacked his mother with a pestle after the altercation between them, causing injuries in parts of her body.

Wakil stated: “On February 24, members of the Peace and Security Committee in the Abujan Kwata area of Bauchi at about 3:00 p.m.reported the incident to the police headquarters.

“That a 20-year-old suspect of the same resident allegedly assaulted his 40-year-old biological mother with a heavy pestle, resulting in fractures to both of her hands as well as other bodily injuries.

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“Receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Abdullahi Muazu, promptly led a team of detectives to the scene and subsequently transported the victim to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital in Bauchi for medical attention.

“Unfortunately, a medical professional later confirmed her death while initial investigations suggested that the altercation between the suspect and his mother precipitated the assault.”

He said the police had recovered the pestle, while the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Auwal Mohammed, directed a thorough investigation by the State Criminal Investigation Department.

Wakili added that the 20-year-old man would be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigation.

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