The corpse of a woman that was reportedly locked up in a room by her husband for three days at Mariri Quarters in Kano, has been discovered by the State police command.
The corpse, which had since begun to decompose, was discovered by neighbors, who alerted the police.
The husband has been taken into custody.
This comes a day after the state police rescued a 55-year-old man allegedly confined for 30 years in a solitary room by his father.
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In related news, a yet-to-be identified 32-year-old man who was locked up in a room by his father at Sheka neighbourhood in Kano for 15 years has been rescued by the police.
This is coming barely three days after one Aliyu, a resident of Farawa Babban Layi in Mariri Quarters of Kumbotso Local Government Area was rescued by the police after being held in isolation for seven years by his parents.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the victim was allegedly chained and caged for an undisclosed reason by his parents.