A Fulani man identified as Babbi Aliyu, was seriously injured on Wednesday, after a fight broke out between members of his family in Ikoroku village, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State.
Babawale Afolabi, spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, who confirmed the incident, said the family members went for each other’s throat over who will inherit the wife of their family head named as Alhaji Bello, who died recently.
Afolabi said Aliyu, late Bello’s younger brother, took his widow as new wife and his own inheritance, leaving the sons of the deceased man to believe that their uncle had a hand in their father’s death and subsequently accused him of such.
“The NSCDC operatives in Kaiama got a distress call and rushed to the scene to prevent further clash,” he said.
“According to report we got from our divisional office in Kaiama, after the death of one Alhaji Bello, his younger brother took his wife which did not go down well with the children of the deceased. They accused their uncle of complicity in the death of their father.
“The children of late Alhaji Bello vowed to take back their father’s wife from their uncle and this later ensued in a free-for-all.
“One Babbi Aliyu was attacked with cutlass which left him with multiple injuries.”
The NSCDC spokesperson in the state added that the victim is currently receiving medical attention in the hospital, while efforts are being made to arrest those who attacked him.
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