A twenty-five-year-old father, Elisha Tari has allegedly stoned two of his children of ages three and five to death in Adamawa State.
It was gathered that the incident happened on Thursday, 18th of August, 2022 in the Himikidu community, Michika Local Government Area of the state.
Elisha was said to have killed the victims with stones and sticks which he had used to hit them on their heads many times.
The incident was reported at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Michika by the victims’ grandfather.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the victim’s mother got separated from the suspect two months earlier after they had a misunderstanding.
Elisha was arrested while trying to escape to Cameroon and is currently in Police custody undergoing interrogation to ascertain the reason behind the murder of his own biological children.
The Commissioner of Police, CP SK Akande who expressed his sadness over the inhuman act, however, directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police CID to take over the investigation and ensure the prosecution of the suspect to serve as a deterrent to others.
The CP equally calls on members of the public to always report to the police all acts of criminality within their locals.
