Villagers ‘arrest’ cousins for incest

Two cousins in Elele, near Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, Aishetu and Ayibaba, were reportedly paraded by villagers, after they were allegedly caught in sexual act.

Ayibaba, son of a highly placed chief in the community, was said to have engaged in the act with Aishetu, a married first cousin. Aishetu is also said to be a mother of three.

 Reports had it that some passers-by saw them in the act under a cashew tree and consequently dragged them to the village square, naked.

A woman, who identified herself as Zainab said Aishetu’s three children joined the crowd while their mother was being paraded before the public.

 She said, “Aishetu is married and has three children, but she was in the habit of leaving her husband to go and have sex with her cousin who is younger than her. In fact, we are suspecting that she is using charm to get her cousin to have sex with her. It is a taboo in this village, so that is why we are parading them in the village.

“We learnt that they have been involved in this immoral act for a long time now. They always go to the bush to have sex. So, some members of our community followed them into the bush and immediately they started under the cashew tree, they were caught.

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