Court remands 24-year-old for allegedly killing father

A Minna Chief Magistrate Court has remanded a 24-year-old man, Muzanmil Abubakar, for allegedly killing his father.

Mr Abubakar allegedly killed his father by lacing his meal with rat poison, mutilated the corpse and buried it in a grave.

The Homicide Squad of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligent Department (SCIID) of the police arraigned Mr Abubakar before the court on one count of culpable homicide, punishable under section 221 of the penal code law with death.