Mob sets woman ablaze in Bauchi

by Ranti Joseph

Some residents of Bauchi on Sunday set a lady ablaze at the popular Muda Lawal market.

The mob were said to have acted after the lady refused to be searched following suspicion that she may be a member of the Boko Haram Islamic sect whose insurgency including use of suicide female bombers has caused the death of about 20,000 people including in Bauchi.

The Bauchi police spokesperson and deputy superintendent of police, Haruna Mohammed, said the incident occurred at about 7:00 am at the market entrance.

He said police patrol teams including an explosive ordinance disposal unit rushed to the scene, dispersed the crowd and restored normalcy to the area. The victim, yet to be identified, was already burnt to death when the police arrived, he said.

Mohammed said the case was being investigated and the perpetrators would be arrested. He warned members of the public against taking laws into their hands as anyone arrested would face the full wrath of the Law.

A witness, Dauda Galambi, said he saw the protesters put tyres on the victim, and set her blaze while throwing stones at her, with some chanting kill her, don’t allow her to go; kill her before security protect her.

 

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