MAN CHAINED TWO WIVES FOR 10 MONTHS

An alarming development has occurred in Yan-Nabayye village in Rimi Local Government Area of   Katsina State, as man allegedly chained his two wives for 10 weeks and ten months respectively inside a room.

Penpushing reports that, the 30 year old man identified as Samaila Musa was said to have carried out the callous act alongside an accomplice Suleiman Salisu, 35, of Yar-Tsamiya village, an act said was meant to enslave the victims

The Kastina State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Gambo Isah who confirmed the incident said, the husband and his accomplice had been arrested following a tip off, adding that the principal suspect was said to be a notorious cultist

‘On January 23, 2020, at about 15:30 hours, based on a tip off, the command succeeded in arresting one Samaila Musa, 30, of Yan-Nabayye village, Rimi local government area of Katsina State suspected to be a notorious member of secret cult group’. police said.

“A team of policemen led by DPO, Rimi Division, uncovered the house where the suspect incarcerated his two wives and shackled them with chain in one room.In the course of investigation, the police discovered that the victims were having marks and signs of brutalisation on their bodies’.

“They defecate in the same room where they were chained, their hair barbed for ritual purposes by the suspect. He also ground pepper and put in their private parts and eyes during their menstrual periods. The suspect also asks them to clean up semen on their clothes after having sex with them and forces them to drink the water,” he said.

Penpushing further reports that, the police spokesman said investigation was ongoing, but the suspect during an interview said that he chained the two wives because they abuse drugs, but denied brutalising them.

Meanwhile, the victims in their responses corroborated the police statement adding that their husband kept them in isolation so that  nobody wanted to visit their house would not have access to them