Teenager, Emmanuel John, pounds his father, Monday John, to death for fighting with his mum in Abuja

Teenager, Emmanuel John, pounds his father, Monday John, to death for fighting with his mum in Abuja.

Men of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested a 16-year-old boy, Emmanuel John, over the killing of his father, Monday John.

Our correspondent gathered that Emmanuel, around 10pm on Tuesday, May 2, used a pestle to kill his father.

The incident happened during a fisticuff between the deceased and Emmanuel’s mother, Mrs Mercy John. Commenting on the incident during a press briefing on Friday, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Haruna Garba, said the suspect hit hard on his father’s head.

Garba said, “It all happened when the suspect’s mother and father engaged each other in a physical fight. The couple were said to have had a heated argument that degenerated into a fight. Emmanuel took sides with his mum and pounced on his father. During his fight with his dad, he picked up the pestle and used it on his father. The father collapsed and was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.

The police say a case of culpable homicide was reported to the Karshi Police Station by one Yusuf Ayuba, on Wednesday, May 3. The suspect was picked up and will be arraigned in a juvenile court at the conclusion of the investigation.