A woman, Maryam Muhammad, allegedly doused her 28-year-old co-wife, Firdausi Musa, and her two young children with petrol and set them ablaze in the Hotoro area of Kano metropolis.
The incident, which took place late Monday night at Mai Allo area of Hotoro quarters, is said to have thrown residents into shock, with the suspect currently in police custody at the Mariri Police Division.
The victims, identified as Khadija Ya’u, 7, and Ismail Ya’u, 3, are reportedly receiving treatment alongside their mother at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala, and Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, respectively.
A woman, Maryam Muhammad, allegedly doused her 28-year-old co-wife, Firdausi Musa, and her two young children with petrol and set them ablaze in the Hotoro area of Kano metropolis.
The incident, which took place late Monday night at Mai Allo area of Hotoro quarters, is said to have thrown residents into shock, with the suspect currently in police custody at the Mariri Police Division.
The victims, identified as Khadija Ya’u, 7, and Ismail Ya’u, 3, are reportedly receiving treatment alongside their mother at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala, and Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, respectively.
As you of the time of filing this report, efforts to get the reaction of the Kano State Police Command were unsuccessful.
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