The Nasko Police Division on 14/11/2020 at about 0200hrs, arrested one Abubakar Maidobo ‘m’ of Maidabo village, Salka, Nasko Magama LGA.
Police Public Relations Officer for the Niger state command, Asp Wasiu Abiodun, said the man was arrested based on information received, operatives attached to the division.
Asp Abiodun said the suspect was arrested for allegedly killing his two (2) biological children with a cutlass, one Umar Abubakar aged 8yrs and Shehu Abubakar aged 4yrs and went in to hide the corpses in the bush in separate sacks.
During interrogation, suspect confessed to the crime and claimed that the incident was an act of God.
The corpses were taken to General Hospital Nasko for autopsy. Case under investigation.
