Girl commits suicide after parents caned her in Niger

A 13-year-old girl was on Sunday found hanging inside her parents’ compound in Lambata, a community along the Suleja-Minna highway in Niger State.

The deceased, Na’ima Muhammed, was said to have been scolded and caned by her mother early in the day over some items seen in her possession.

 A family source, who spoke with City & Crime, said the girl told her mother that she bought the items with N1,000 given to her by one of her uncles, which later turned out to be untrue.

“It was at that point that she disclosed the truth about how she got the money from a guest to the family, who had asked her to share it with her other siblings.

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“She made the disclosure after she was caned by her mother and later by her father, who was not at home when the issue started.

“The girl became annoyed and was heard threatening to kill herself since her parents no longer loved her,’’ the source claimed.

He said her mother was the first person to find her hanging inside the room on the night of the incident when she was looking for her.

The matter was said to have been reported at the police divisional station in the area.

City & Crime learnt that she was buried the following morning.

The Niger State Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident when contacted.

He said, “On January 8, 2023 at about 2030hrs, a young lady of about 12yrs, named Nahimat Moh’d of Lambata in Gurara LGA, was found to have committed suicide by hanging herself with a rope in the toilet due to a minor misunderstanding between her and her parents.

“She was taken to FMC Gawu-Babangida where she was confirmed dead, and the body was released to her parents for burial.’’