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.
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