Teenage boy in Abuja beats his father to death after a fight with his mother.

Bayo Ajibola

A 16-year-old boy named Emmanuel John has been detained by police in the Federal Capital Territory for fatally beating his father, Monday John.

According to police sources, on May 2 at around 10 p.m., Emmanuel and his mother, Mercy John, got into a fight at their home and Emmanuel hit his father with a pestle.

It was said that the pair had a heated dispute that turned physical. Emmanuel attacked his father while siding with his mother. He grabbed up the pestle and used it on his father during their argument. After collapsing, the father was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.

According to the authorities, one Yusuf Ayuba reported a case of culpable homicide to the Karshi authorities Station on May 3. When the inquiry is over, the suspect was taken up and will be charged in a juvenile court.


Bayo Ajibola

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