A businessman, Mallam Umar Tasiu, was allegedly flogged to death by his former in-laws in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.
Daily Trust reports that a neighbour told City & Crime on condition of anonymity that the Al Azhar University, Egypt graduate had gone to see his children who live with his ex-wife at her father’s house.
“He went to see his two kids who are staying with his former wife in her father’s house. They had separated but the children are staying with their mother. He went to see them and his former in-laws who didn’t want him to come to their house tied and whipped him until he died in their house. His corpse was brought back to his house on Saturday night and we buried him on Sunday at about 10am,” the source said.
Spokesperson of the state Police Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the incident said the victim died after he was taken to the IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna, due to injuries he sustained from whipping by hoodlums.
“On 22/10/2023 at about 0800hrs, a case of suspected culpable homicide was reported at the GRA Division; that on 21/10/2023 at about 2300hrs, one Umar Tasiu of Angwan Daji was attacked by hoodlums in Minna and he was inflicted with severe injuries. He was rushed to the IBB Hospital, Minna, where he gave up the ghost. Case is under investigation and effort is ongoing to arrest the suspects,” the PPRO added.
A friend of the deceased, Ahmad Sallah, in a Facebook post said the former in-laws disapproved of the marriage between their daughter and Umar due to different religious beliefs.