Those
of us who live in cities and have surpassed this traditional thing, do
not know how God has redeemed us from this unbelievable tradition. Read
the story;
A 32-year-old man, Mr. Simon Mbam, of Izzi Local
Government Area of Ebonyi State has committed suicide after he was
tortured by some villagers for allegedly stealing N1,000 from a shop in
the market.
The victim, who jumped into a pond in the area last
weekend, found himself in the mess when he left his house in the evening
of the fateful day to buy drinks with his friends.
While
late Simon and his friends were busy sipping their drinks, the owner of
the shop raised an alarm over a missing N1,000 in his carton of drinks,
but no customer admitted to haven taken the money.
The alarm
raised by the shop owner attracted villagers who stormed the scene and
gave the suspects till the following day to return the money or face the
consequences.
It was learned that the said missing money was
found at the door step of the shop, but when the villagers who were
determined to get to the root of the matter gathered, the owner of the
shop insisted on knowing the person behind the act.
It was
further gathered that the suspect, who later confessed to the crime, was
allegedly beaten by the irate villagers until he started bleeding and
losing consciousness.
They demanded that he should be treated
like a thief, even as he was fined two goats, two crates of beer and
N5,000, which were immediately provided by the suspect’s mother (names
withheld).
It was gathered that the village head rejected what
the suspect’s mother brought, insisting that an additional N5,000 should
be provided so that the matter would be completely resolved without
involving the police.
This second demand by the villagers made
the suspect, who felt humiliated by the entire process, escape from his
captors and jumped into Aku Pond, which was not far from the market
square.
All efforts to rescue him on time proved abortive as he
drowned before his body was retrieved by the villagers. Meanwhile, four
persons including the village head, had been arrested by the police
after the mother of the victim reported the matter.
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