Man arrested for allegedly killing his father

A 23-year-old man has been arrested for alleged killing of his father in Ifelodun Local Government of Kwara State, Nigeria.

“The suspect will stand trial for culpable homicide before the court for allegedly macheting his father to death,” according to reports.

“The suspect got annoyed as a result of his father’s unpleasant words and attacked him with cutlass on the head, hitting him severally till he died and later escaped to a mountain in Share,” reports said.

“The deceased was causing him without any reason while sitting in the sitting room,” according to the suspect.

The presiding Chief Magistrate, Alhaji Mohammed Dasuki, in his short ruling, ordered the suspect remand while the matter is adjourned to 9th January, 2024 for mention.