Horror! See Why A Pregnant Woman Was Beaten To Death

A pregnant Ibadan-based textile trader, identified as Kudirat Oduola, has been beaten to death by thugs allegedly sent by a co-trader who lent her money.

Punch reports that the deceased, who was three months pregnant, was a trader in Gbagi Market, Ibadan, Oyo State, and had borrowed N2m from someone named Oriekun to buy textile materials. She was beaten to death on the 19th of May after failing to pay up all the money she owed.

According to the deceased’s brother, Abdulahi Asimolowo, Oduola had paid the N2m debt five months later, but when Oriekun insisted on collecting N400,000 as interest for five months, she reluctantly obliged.

He explained, “It is a common practice among traders at Gbagi Market to assist one another with money to buy goods. No interest is usually charged. This was what happened between my sister and Oriekun.

“Oriekun assisted my sister with the sum of N2m, which was refunded after five months. She, however, insisted that she would collect interest on the money for another five months. She said she would collect N400,000 per month. She also threatened the deceased to consider herself a walking corpse if she refused to pay the interest.”

“She actually paid some of the interest, but when she could no longer continue, she told Oriekun that she was tired of paying because she could no longer afford it,”Asimolowo said, adding that Oriekun sent thugs to beat his sister up when she failed to pay the rest of the money.

He continued, “The thugs beat her up and left her when she collapsed. She lost her pregnancy as a result of the attack and she was rushed to the hospital.

“She was taken to a private hospital at Olodo area, and later transferred to the Police Hospital at Eleyele. From there, she was transferred to the University College Hospital where she died on July 9, 2016.”

Sources say Oriekun has been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command. The Police Public Relations Officer, Adekunle Ajisebutu, who confirmed the incident, said that investigations have commenced.