A woman identified as Zainab Ibrahim died while separating a fight between her sons, Inusa and Usman, at the Kpaduma II area of Asokoro in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
Gatekeepers News quotes a report by Punch News which stated that Inusa mistakenly macheted his mother on her left hand on Saturday.
According to a resident, Saliu Shehu, Zainab was rushed to a private hospital where she died.
He said, “The two brothers are of the same parents. They were engaging in a serious fight. Their mother came in and tried to separate them. Inusa, however, left and went to bring a machete with which he intended to use on his brother in the process, he mistakenly cut his mother on her left hand. She was taken to a private hospital where she died.”
The Spokesperson for the FCT command, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident, saying Inusa was at large as an investigation has commenced ongoing on the matter.
She said, “We received a distress call and rushed to the scene. The mother was taken to the hospital where she was confirmed dead. Usman is in custody while Inusa is at large. An investigation is, however, ongoing on the matter.”
