In Katsina: Man Flogged to Death During Competition For Lady’s Hand in Marriage

Yari Inusa has been reported dead while competing with another suitor for a lady’s hand in marriage at Durmin Biri village, in the Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State. 

According to the police, he engaged in a Fulani traditional game of Sharo with another man, Ahmed Saidu, to determine who would marry the lady. Sharo game entails two male suitors flogging each other for a woman’s hand in marriage, with the winner marrying the lady.
Inusa had reportedly flogged Saidu without any incident, but the other man upped the game when it was his turn. Saidu allegedly hit Inusa on the head, instead of hitting him on the back as the rules of the game dictates. Inusa was said to have fainted after he was hit on the head; and eventual died.