A 16-year-old boy, Nuhu Haruna, has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command over the alleged murder of his stepmother, Rabi Haruna, 40, in Dutsinma Local Government Area of the state.

The spokesperson of the command,  ASP Abubakar Sadiq, paraded Haruna along with other suspects at the police headquarters on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

According to the PPRO, Haruna struck his stepmother to death with a stick during a misunderstanding.

“On October 21, 2024, at about 1:00 p.m., the command arrested one Nuhu Haruna, male, aged 16, of Fenza village, Dutsinma LGA, over a case of culpable homicide,” he stated.

“The suspect reportedly struck his stepmother with a stick on her stomach during a misunderstanding, leading to her untimely death.”