Man dies after 40 lashes for alleged rape in Bayelsa

Under a long-standing local tradition designed to punish the "sacrilegious act" of rape, the customary punishment is severe: 10 strokes of the cane from each of the community’s 12 families, totalling 120 lashes, it was learned. The post Man dies after 40 lashes for alleged rape in Bayelsa appeared first on Vanguard News .

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