Qur’anic teacher lynched for allegedly stealing baby
Musa Mai-Almajirai, a famous Qur’anic teacher, has been lynched in the Gwale Local Government area of Kano state.
According to the report, members of a vigilante group in the community allegedly lynched Mai-Almajirai on Sunday.
The vigilante men reportedly questioned and tortured the teacher to death, after a woman accused him of stealing his child.
Ibrahim, the victim’s son, said his father was innocent of the accusation. He said the father was passing by a dumpsite when he heard a baby crying.
“He was passing through and heard a newborn child crying at a dump site. He decided to pick up the toddler, and in the process, a woman shouted at him, calling him a child thief,” Ibrahim said.
“The alarm raised by the woman attracted the attention of the members of a vigilante group and other members of the community who started beating him.
“They took him to the vigilante’s office and continued the beating. He subsequently, collapsed.
“Some residents identified him and rushed him to a hospital, but he gave up the ghost on the way to the hospital.
“The police has arrested the commander of the vigilantes in the area, identified only as Munkaila, he is being interrogated at the Rigiyar Zaki Division,” Ibrahim said.
He said the abandoned child has been handed over to the village head of the area.
“The matter is already with the police, we believe that they will do justice to everyone, “he added.
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