Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- The police in Jigawa State have paraded the son of a popular Dutse restaurant owner, Esther Adekanla, as her alleged killer.

Mrs Adekanla was killed on 15 January at her residence.

The police commissioner in the state, Ahmad Abdullahi, said the investigation revealed the deceased, popularly known as Hadiza Nakowa, was killed by her son, Samuel Segun, 32.

The police said another victim of the attack at Ms Adekanla's residence, Christiana Michael, 11, (a housemaid), is recuperating from injuries he sustained in the incident.

Mr Abdullahi said the suspect also stole the phones of the deceased, locked the house and moved far away from the area.

"Detectives from State Criminal Investigation Department Dutse (SCID), arr...