Man butchers his 3 children, attempts suicide

RESIDENTS of Goru village of Arewa Local Goverrnment Area of Kebbi State were greeted with a horrific scene last  Thursday, May 5, when a man butchered his three children.
The man identified as Mamman Dankarami, after committing the crime, attempted to com­mit suicide by plunging into a well.
Odogwu Media Communication gathered that he was however res­cued by neighbours be­fore he could drown.
Neighbours gave the ages of the children as four, two and five months.
Confirming the inci­dent, the Sole Admin­istrator of Arewa Local Government, Alhaji Mu­hammadu Dankaku said the culprit was suspect­ed to be suffering from mental problem.
The Police Public Re­lations Officer, PPRO, Kebbi State Police Com­mand, Nafi’u Abubakar confirmed the incident.
According to him the culprit had been admit­ted at psychiatric hospital in Jega local Government of Kebbi State
His wife, Malama Naf­isat, it was gathered went into a coma after realizing the fate that had befallen her children.