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.
Vanguard 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.
Culled from: Vanguard.
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