Katsina undergraduate kills 65-year-old stepmother with pestle

A 300-level undergraduate of a university in Katsina State has killed his stepmother, Hajiya Hasiya Galadima, with a pestle in their family residence in Ambassadors Quarters area of the state

It was gathered that the suspect, Najeeb also broke his father’s leg and arm with the pestle when intervened.

The father, Shehu Umar, a zonal inspector with the Katsina Ministry of Education, is said to be receiving medical attention at the Orthopaedic Unit of the Katsina Teaching Hospital.

DAILY POST reports that source said Najeeb had always expressed his disdain for the 65-year-old stepmother, a retired civil servant.

It was that Najeeb had on several occasions threatened to kill the stepmother, alleging that she was responsible for his father’s separation from his mother.

The eldest child in the family, Mustapha Shehu, said Najeeb had threatened to kill the stepmother on several occasions, adding that their father stopped them from taking action against.

He said, “My brother attacked our stepmother in her sitting room when her only child came to visit her in the family house.

“Najeeb entered our stepmother’s sitting room holding a pestle and locked the entrance door. Then he used the pestle to hit her head twice and she collapsed.

“My sister, who was also in the sitting room, held him and was able to push him down. Then, she ran, unlocked the entrance door and ran out while calling for help. He got up and ran after her but for the quick intervention of our father who accosted him. However, he hit our father with the pestle, breaking his leg.”