9-year-old allegedly burns stepmothers, brothers over punishment in Yobe

The Yobe State Police Command has taken a nine-year-old lad into custody implicit an alleged arson onslaught that claimed the lives of his 2 stepmothers and 2 younger brothers.

The incidental reportedly happened astatine Rugan Badal, a colony successful Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State.

Police authorities said the kid allegedly started the occurrence arsenic an enactment of retaliation aft his begetter punished him for taking a fowl without support and attempting to merchantability it.

In an interrogation with Channels Television, the fishy reportedly explained what led to the incidental and however helium carried it out.

“I carried 1 of our fowls to sell; the wide public, looking astatine my age, reported maine to my father, and I was beaten.

“The pursuing day, I bought ₦50 worthy of matches successful the neighbourhood portion my 2 stepmothers and 2 younger brothers were asleep; I acceptable our location connected occurrence arsenic revenge for what my begetter did to me,” helium said

The blaze reportedly dispersed rapidly done the house, leaving the 4 victims trapped inside.

According to the boy, helium subsequently called for assistance without initially revealing that helium had started the fire.

“Although erstwhile the location caught fire, I lone shouted for assistance and radical came for the rescue, I did not archer them that I was the 1 who did it until aft 3 days of prayer; I present confess...