A middle-aged woman, simply identified as Rabiatu, has been reportedly assaulted by a mob for allegedly stealing a packet of Maggi seasoning at Abaji main market on Wednesday.
A witness said the incident
happened around 10:03 am when the woman, who pretended to be buying some items
at an open shop inside the market, allegedly picked a packet of Maggi and hid
it inside her hijab.
The witness added that another
man selling items close to the next shop saw when the woman picked the Maggi
and hid it.
“Actually, the woman earlier
bought salt, sugar and Maggi but while the owner of the shop was busy attending
to other customers, she picked another pack of Maggi and hid it not knowing that
there was someone watching her,” the witness alleged.
He said the woman was about to
leave the market when the alarm was raised by a neighbour, who was also selling
items close the man, saying the woman denied picking the extra Maggi.
According to him, some women
who were buying items at the shop were ordered to search the woman and, in the
process, the packet of Maggi was found hidden inside her hijab.
He said the incident attracted
attention of people, who tried to descend on her, but were prevented by the
owner of the shop and some elders at the market.
Heraldviews gathered that the
woman later returned the Maggi and was set free after some vigilantes arrived
the scene and led her out of the market.
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