Father butchers own children

A 30-year-old man on Tuesday, butchered his three children, including a three-month- old baby,in Gorun Bandiremi village, Yeldu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The dastardly act threw resi­dents of the sleepy com­munity into confusion.



The killer father, Idi Mamman Dankarami, was said to have used a ma­chete to butcher his chil­dren ages four, three and three months, with blood flowing all over the place.

Sources said the in­nocent kids comprising two males and a female, were dispatched to their untimely death at about 2pm of the fateful day as villagers watched in awe while their demented fa­ther embarked on the kill­ing spree.

It is, however, suspect­ed that the man had gone insane, a condition that might have propelled him to kill his children, Shansu Mamman, Fatihu Mam­man and Sharifah Mam­man, the three- month -old female baby.

Our correspondent learnt that after commit­ting the act, Idi jumped into a nearby well in an apparent suicide at­tempt, but was reportedly brought out by some vil­lagers who rushed him to a psychiatric hospital at Jega, where he is currently being monitored by the police pending when his condition improves to face prosecution.

A top police officer at the State police command who does not want to be mentioned said Idi would face murder charges whenever he is certified fit to stand trial.