A 25-year-old man, Adamu Abdullahi, was lynched to death on Saturday in Suleja town, the headquarters of Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, for allegedly stabbing his 45-year-old mother, Hauwa Sanusi, over dispute on inheritance.
The incident reportedly occurred following a misunderstanding between the young man and his mother over his share of his late father’s property, which the mother had kept in her custody to prevent it from being wasted away.
Sources told Daily Trust that the suspect, who had just returned after being away for a long period, attacked his mother in the wee hours of Saturday, stabbing her several times with a knife.
A source, Ibrahim Hassan, told our correspondent that the woman’s screams attracted neighbours, who apprehended the suspect as he attempted to flee and subsequently lynched him.
“From what we gathered, there was a misunderstanding between the late mother and her son over an inheritance. We learnt that after the death of their father, the property was shared and the mother held on to his share believing that it would be wasted away.
“So, the young man just came back because he was not even residing in Suleja. Nobody knew where he had relocated to. So, he just came back and attacked his mother. It was mother’s screaming that attracted the neighbours who rushed and found the mother in a pool of blood. Upon sighting the people, he attempted to flee and he was held and seeing the condition the mother was in, some youths started beating mercilessly before he was eventually taken away by the police. The woman was actually his biological mother,” he explained.
The spokesperson of the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident but did not provide details on the cause of the misunderstanding.
According to him, “On December 13, 2025 at about 1.30am, a report received indicated that one Hawa Sanusi 45yrs of Suleja Area was killed by her son Adamu Abdullahi 25yrs, with a knife during a misunderstanding between them. It was further reported that as a result of this, a group of mob attacked the suspect and he was lynched to death.
He added, “Police operatives of ‘A’ Div Suleja moved to the scene, while the mob members took to their heels, corpses evacuated, the knife was also recovered and effort is ongoing to arrest the mob members”.
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