A 25-year-old man, Jibrin Ado, has been nabbed by the police in Jigawa State for killing his mother on suspicion of witchcraft in the Gerawa area of the state. According to him, Ado perpetrated the act alongside some accomplices on Tuesday. The accomplices were identified as Musa Kwalle, Dan Abba, Sule Musa, and one Arrow, all of Gerawa village. “Sources said that on August 26 at about 4:30 p.m., the suspect, identified as Jibrin Ado of Daneji Village, conspired with others – Musa Kwalle, Dan Abba, Sule Musa, and one Arrow, all of Gerawa Village – and trespassed into the home of his father, Adamu Saleh. “The suspects beat up his (Saleh’s) wife, Magajiya Ado, 50, with heavy sticks until she became unconscious, accusing her of witchcraft,” he wrote. It was further stated that the victim was rushed to General Hospital in the Ringim area of the community, where she died while receiving treatment. “Sources said that her corpse had since been released to the family for burial. The sources added that one of the suspects, Jibrin Ado, had been arrested while others were still at large,” he concluded.