The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Liman Muhammad Baba, for allegedly killing his 80-year-old biological father, Malam Baba Siti, during a heated altercation.

The tragic incident was said to have occurred on Thursday at about 10:30 p.m. in Uzum village, in Giade Local Government Area of the state.

Spokesman of the Command, SP Mohammed Wakil, confirmed the incident in a photo interview with OSUNDAILY NG.

According to Wakil, the police in Giade Division received a distress call from a resident, adding that the Commissioner of Police, Auwal Sani Omolori, immediately directed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Giade to launch a discreet investigation.

“Detectives from the division promptly visited the scene and found the victim lying in a pool of blood. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect struck his father on the head with a stick, causing him to collapse and die on the spot,” Wakil said.

The victim was rushed to the General Hospital in Giade, where a medical doctor confirmed him dead on arrival.

It was gathered that during the altercation, Liman allegedly hit his father with a stick, leading to his immediate collapse and loss of consciousness.

Wakil added that the suspect was arrested at the scene and remains in police custody.

He noted that a thorough investigation is ongoing and that the suspect will be charged to court upon its conclusion.

The National Secretary of the the newly formed African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rauf Aregbesola, has urged supporters not to insult or attack supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

Aregbesola made the call on Friday in Lagos after the launch of the ADC aimed at unseating the administration of President Bola Tinubu, under whom he served as a commissioner for works and infrastructure in Lagos State.

The former Ogun State Governor, in a statement via his social media handles on Friday, thanked supporters who came to receive him at the Lagos airport.

Aregbesola advised them not to fight, attack or insult anyone, adding that the task before them is immense.

The ex-Interior Minister said that when supporters of the ruling party attack them, they should challenge them with facts about the state of the country.

“I sincerely thank our supporters and members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) who came out to receive me on my arrival in Lagos. The task before us is immense, and I reminded everyone that we do not need to fight, insult, or attack anyone.

“When others resort to abuse or name-calling, we must rise above it. Instead, ask them one simple question: Are Nigerians better off today than they were before? Challenge them with facts  on food inflation, the economy, the rising cost of living, and the deepening poverty affecting millions,” the statement read in part.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has reduced its premium motor spirit price.

OSUNDAILY NG correspondent gathered that the NNPCL retail outlets in Abuja on Saturday slashed their petrol pump price to N910 per litre from N945.

This was the case in NNPCL filling stations in Zone 6, Kubwa Expressway, Wuse Zone 4, and other parts of Abuja.

The new petrol price at the state-owned oil firm represents a N30 drop from its earlier N945 per litre price.

The development comes barely four days after Dangote Refinery reduced its petrol ex-depot price to N840 per litre from N880 following a drop in global crude oil prices.

Members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association also announced a reduction in the petrol price to between N930 and N940 per litre from N945 and N975 in Abuja and N890 per litre, down from N925 in Lagos State.