It Happened In Zamfara: Son Killed Mom And Sisters

For residents of Mortgage area in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital in northern Nigeria, shock and total disbelieve is their stock in trade as they try to come to terms with how a young man could be so callous as to mastermind the brutal assassination of his biological mother, Hajia Aisha, and two young sisters, aged 9 and 11.

That is the story of the school drop out named Kamalu, who hired assassins to snuff the lives out of his loved ones.Immediately after the bodies of the victims were discovered where they were dumped in the Bager dam, locat­ed off the Gusau-Dansadau Road in the state capital, relations became suspicious and fingers were pointing at Kamalu who is said to have consistently threatened to kill his mother if she failed to give him money.

Now in the net and standing trial for the gruesome murders, Kamalu is said to be begging for mercy which is not forthcoming just as resident are urging the police to allow the law to take its course in the matter and make sure the victims get justice.

According to report in the Sun Newspaper, a resident had found the floating body of Hajia Aisha in the Bager dam from which the State water Board sources water and treats for consumption in the metropolis, on the 29th of May, 2013. The resident quickly raised an alarm and the police were informed and they quickly removed the corpse, and took it to the Federal Medical Centre Gusau for autopsy.

The postmortem examination of the corpses showed that there were deep cuts and injuries all over it. This discovery led the police to suspect foul play, and listed it as a case of SUD, sudden unnatural death.

It was a report of a missing person filed by the family which resulted in the police directing them to the mortuary where the shocking find was dicovered.

Based on this positive identi­fication of the corpse, policemen led by the Divisional Police Of­ficer, went to home of the deceased and found the place locked up. They forced the door open and were confronted by the shocking sight of blood stains all over the house.

Meanwhile, the place had been ransacked by the perpetrators of the crime, who probably removed money and other valuable items.

Continue: Pulseng

Source: Pulseng