Mr. Samuel Ezekiel, the father of Nathaniel Samuel, the young man allegedly caught attempting to bomb a Kaduna church on Sunday, has said his son is mentally ill.
The would-be bomber’s father disclosed that his son was admitted at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kaduna in 2012 after getting addicted to drugs.
He added that his son had been a drug addict for years before he took him to the psychiatric hospital on December 6, 2012, and he was admitted.
According to Daily Trust, Ezekiel confirmed that his son is a Christian and not a Muslim as being speculated in various quarters.
A resident of Marabar Demishi village located few kilometres from Maraban Rido in Chikun local government area of Kaduna, Ezekiel said he was left in shock and tears for the lives of the would-be victims when he was told his son had attempted to bomb a church.
He was quoted as saying that he did not care if his son wanted to kill himself but he should not harm others in the process of doing so.
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