A woman was stripped and tortured in Aguleri community, Anambra State over the allegation that she killed her husband with overdose sex.
Gatekeepers News reports that the man collapsed and died while making love to the woman whose identity was not revealed. A trending video showed her husband lying lifeless, while the lady was paraded naked by members of the community who rained all manner of unprintable abuses on her.
The Anambra State police command confirmed the incident, saying that the lady was later rescued from the mob.
Police spokesperson in Anambra State, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, said one suspect has been arrested in relation to the inhuman treatment meted on the lady and noted that the command was still studying the video with the aim of identifying more suspects and bringing them to book.
He said: “The Anambra State Police operatives have rescued a female victim from an angry mob in Aguleri.
“The rescue was as a result of a report from a trending video where a lady was publicly molested and assaulted on an alleged incident of causing the death of her late husband.
“The Commissioner of Police CP Echeng Echeng while describing the act as barbaric, stated that one suspect is already in custody and ordered an immediate study of the video with the aim to identify the suspects, arrest and bring them to book.
“Further information revealed that the deceased had already been buried before the video started trending. The victim was rescued and she is currently receiving medical care in the hospital.”
