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16-year-old boy kills father with pestle in Abuja

A 16-year-old boy has reportedly killed his father using a pestle in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the FCT Police Command as saying the 16-year-old boy has been arrested.

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The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the FCT, Mr Haruna Garba, who disclosed this at a media briefing on Friday in Abuja, said the bizarre incident happened when the boy’s mother and father engaged themselves in a physical fight.

“It all happened when the suspect’s mother and father engaged themselves in a physical fight.

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“The suspect took sides with his mother and used a mortar pestle and hit hard on the father’s head, which eventually led to his death,” CP Garba said.

According to him, the suspect would be arraigned in a juvenile court at the conclusion of investigation.