32-Year Old Man Commits Suicide For Stealing One Thousand Naira

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.

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.