Man arrested for stoning father to death in Plateau

The Plateau State Police Command says its operatives have arrested a 25-year-old man, Bernard Danlami, for stoning his father to death in Mangu Local Government Area of the state.

The Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Onyeka Bartholomew, made the disclosure while speaking to newsmen at the command’s headquarters in Jos, the state capital on Friday.

Bartholomew said on May 12, 2022, “a case of culpable homicide was reported at Mangu Police Station of the Command that on 11/05/2022 at about 2120hrs a fight ensued between two brothers, namely Bernard Danlami ‘m’, 25 years old and Zugumnan Danlami ‘m’, 18 years old of COCIN Shamsoho, Kerang Mangu LGA over a bucket of water.

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“But as their father, one Danladi Mangna, faulted Bernard Danladi for being rude and flogged him with a stick, the said Bernard picked a stone and hit his father on the forehead, which resulted to a serious injury that eventually led to his father’s death.

“On receipt of the case, the suspect was arrested and interrogated. The suspect confessed to the commission of the crime,” the police commissioner said.

He added that the suspect would be charged to court as soon as investigation is completed.

The Star