Police apprehend man for stoning his two children to death

The Adamawa State Police Command has said it has arrested a man who allegedly stone his two children to death.

Congress gathered that a 25-year-old Elisha Tari on Friday, August 18, allegedly murdered two of his children aged between three and five years in the Himikidu community of Michika Local Government Area.

The police, in a statement sent to reporters on Saturday afternoon by police spokesman Suleiman Nguroje, said Tari killed the children with stones and sticks “which he had used in hitting them on their heads severally.”

The incident was reported at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Michika, by the grandfather of the victims, the police said.

According to the statement, “Preliminary investigation reveals that the victims’ mother got separated from the suspect two months ago after they had a misunderstanding.”

The police narrated that the suspect was apprehended while he was trying to escape to the Cameroon Republic, stressing that he is currently in Police custody undergoing interrogation.

According to the police, part of the investigations is for operatives to ascertain why the man would use stones and sticks to kill his own children.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Sikiru Akande, who expressed his sadness over the in-human act, directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police CID to take over investigation and ensure prosecution of the suspect to serve as deterrent to others,” the statement read.