Two women, 60-year-
old Maryam Ashiru and her daughter, Asiya
Ashiru of Kila Village in Gwaram local
government area of Jigawa State were on
Tuesday lynched by an angry mob in their
community over allegations of witchcraft.
The two women were attacked by the mob
at around 9pm, following the death of a
middle-aged person Abubakar Sule,
suspected to be killed through witchcraft by
one of the women.
According to the son of Maryam Ashiru,
Sani Ashiru, who is also a student of the
Sa’adatu Rimi College Kano, said that the
people of the village stormed the house
and killed his aged mother and his sister,
following the death of their neighbour.
He said, “About three years ago, an elder
brother to the late Sule fell sick and died,
but his family accused our family of killing
him. The matter was settled at a Shari’a
court after we swore by the Holy Qur’an
that we are not witches or wizards and
were, also, not responsible for his death.
“Few weeks ago, when Sule fell sick, his
family also accused us of being responsible
and threatened to kill all of our family
members if he died. Unfortunately and
eventually, he died.
“Shortly after, his family along with many
people in the village attacked our house.
Before they reached the house, virtually all
our family members ran away, leaving only
my helpless mother and sister in the house.
“The attackers, without any hesitation,
slaughtered my mother and sister,
mutilated their bodies and burnt our house
with all our belongings inside,” Ashiru
narrated.
“I can swear by the Qur’an that we are not
witches or wizards; but simply because we
a poor family, some people in the village
hate us and always make these allegations
against us,” Ashiru pointed out.
He also revealed that he did not know the
whereabouts of any of his other escaped
family members and confirmed that “no
one among those inhuman people has
been arrested by the police, and I cannot
get a lawyer to follow me, because I have
no money”.
He, however, called on the Jigawa State
government, human right groups and legal
aid groups to come to his family’s aid, and
insisted on fishing out “those heartless
people”.
When the spokesperson of the state police
command, SP Abdul Jinjiri, was contacted,
he confirmed the incident and added that
two persons, Sani Malam Yalwa and Rilwan
Suleiman, were arrested in connection with
the incident.
old Maryam Ashiru and her daughter, Asiya
Ashiru of Kila Village in Gwaram local
government area of Jigawa State were on
Tuesday lynched by an angry mob in their
community over allegations of witchcraft.
The two women were attacked by the mob
at around 9pm, following the death of a
middle-aged person Abubakar Sule,
suspected to be killed through witchcraft by
one of the women.
According to the son of Maryam Ashiru,
Sani Ashiru, who is also a student of the
Sa’adatu Rimi College Kano, said that the
people of the village stormed the house
and killed his aged mother and his sister,
following the death of their neighbour.
He said, “About three years ago, an elder
brother to the late Sule fell sick and died,
but his family accused our family of killing
him. The matter was settled at a Shari’a
court after we swore by the Holy Qur’an
that we are not witches or wizards and
were, also, not responsible for his death.
“Few weeks ago, when Sule fell sick, his
family also accused us of being responsible
and threatened to kill all of our family
members if he died. Unfortunately and
eventually, he died.
“Shortly after, his family along with many
people in the village attacked our house.
Before they reached the house, virtually all
our family members ran away, leaving only
my helpless mother and sister in the house.
“The attackers, without any hesitation,
slaughtered my mother and sister,
mutilated their bodies and burnt our house
with all our belongings inside,” Ashiru
narrated.
“I can swear by the Qur’an that we are not
witches or wizards; but simply because we
a poor family, some people in the village
hate us and always make these allegations
against us,” Ashiru pointed out.
He also revealed that he did not know the
whereabouts of any of his other escaped
family members and confirmed that “no
one among those inhuman people has
been arrested by the police, and I cannot
get a lawyer to follow me, because I have
no money”.
He, however, called on the Jigawa State
government, human right groups and legal
aid groups to come to his family’s aid, and
insisted on fishing out “those heartless
people”.
When the spokesperson of the state police
command, SP Abdul Jinjiri, was contacted,
he confirmed the incident and added that
two persons, Sani Malam Yalwa and Rilwan
Suleiman, were arrested in connection with
the incident.
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