An in-law flog to death

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A man identified as

Mallam Umar Tasiu,

in Minna, Niger

State, has been beaten to

death by his former in-laws.

Umar Tasiu had gone to

see his two kids who are

staying with his former wife

in her father’s house.

A source said, “He went to

see them and his former in-laws

who didn’t want him to come to

their house tied and flogged him

until he died in their house.”

The source explained

that the man’s corpse was

brought back to his house on

Saturday night and buried on

Sunday at about 10am.

The State Police

spokesman, DSP Wasiu

Abiodun said the victim died

after he was taken to the IBB

Specialist Hospital, Minna,

due to injuries he sustained

from whipping by hoodlums.

He said, “On 22nd October,

2023, at about 0800hrs a case

of suspected culpable homicide

was reported at the GRA

Division, that on 21st October,

2023, at about 2300hrs, one

Umar Tasiu of Angwan Daji

was attacked by hoodlums in

Minna and he was inflicted

with severe injuries.”

He said the victim was

rushed to the IBB Hospital,

Minna, where he gave up the

ghost, adding that the case is

under investigation and effort is

ongoing to arrest the suspects.

 

 


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