“I had to pay N25,200” – Benue man laments bitterly after guests stole chairs he hired for his mother’s burial

A young Nigerian man, identified as Udam Samuel Aseer, has taken to social media to lament bitterly after some of the chairs he rented for his mother’s burial were stolen by some guests.

The Benue-based man said he had to pay an extra fee of N25,200 after seven of the chairs he rented were stolen at the venue of the event, which was held on Saturday, November 12, 2022.

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“You attended My Mum’s burial & stole 7 Chairs I hired, leaving me to pay 25,200 (3,600 each)” he wrote on Monday. I have been in the village since yesterday over this & no solution. I had to pay as one of the terms & conditions given by chairs owners as agreed,” the disgruntled man wrote.

See his posts below,

In other news, an 8-year-old boy who was abducted by his stepfather has been rescued by detectives in Kenya and returned him to his devastated mother.

The suspect, Nemwel Ondar, abducted the boy early on Saturday, November 12, following a domestic dispute with his wife, Everline Nandera.

The perpetrator was apprehended when the boy’s frightened mother reported the incident to the Embakasi police station at around 9:30 am.

The suspect ordered and threatened to stab the boy to death with a kitchen knife if the wife didn’t take immediate action, according to a statement released by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).