65 YR OLD WOMAN GETS FLOGGED FOR BEING A WITCH IN SOKOTO

Zainab Labbo, a 65 year old woman was given twelve strokes of cane in Isa town, Sokoto State over witchcraft allegations. The incident happened at the palace of the District Head, Alhaji Nasiru Malami Ahmed, in response to a complaint made against her by a daughter-in-law.

The daughter-in-law alleged Zainab of using witchcraft to make her son maltreat her, the daughter-in-law. The palace authorities then quickly tried Zainab and found her guilty

Zainab however denied the allegation to journalists and confirmed that the twelve strokes were administered on her by the palace guards on the order of the District Head.
Aggrieved residents at a press conference said that she was not the first victim to suffer such an unjust treatment by palace authorities. A resident speaking to the press said:

     Our people are under siege by the gross and jungle justice of the palace authorities but nobody was ready to speak out before now

    We are just courageous enough to invite you people (journalists) to Isa town and see things for yourselves. We have decided to tell the whole world what we are passing through

However, reacting on behalf of the District Head, Alhaji Aliyu Sarkin-Yamma, who is his younger brother and Village Head of Tsabre area, described the the allegations as unfounded.

He explained that all disputes lodged at the palace are handled in accordance with the dictates of Shari’ah Law and said they are running the affairs of the people with the absolute fear of God.