Woman sets husband, co-wife, children ablaze in Kano

A woman, Maryam Muhammad, allegedly doused her 28-year-old co-wife, Firdausi Musa, and her 2 young children with petrol and acceptable them ablaze successful the Hotoro country of Kano metropolis.

The incident, which took spot late Monday night astatine Mai Allo country of Hotoro quarters, is said to person thrown residents into shock, with the fishy presently successful constabulary custody astatine the Mariri Police Division.

The victims, identified arsenic Khadija Ya’u, 7, and Ismail Ya’u, 3, are reportedly receiving attraction alongside their parent astatine the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala, and Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, respectively.

Their father, Malam Saminu, who reportedly sustained burns portion trying to rescue them from the fire, is besides undergoing treatment.

According to Daily Trust, a younger member to Firdausi, Buhari Musa Sa’ad, said the household received a distress telephone astir 3am informing them that his sister, her hubby and the 2 children had been acceptable ablaze by her co-wife.

He said Firdausi had not spent up to 2 weeks successful the matrimonial location earlier the incidental happened.

“She is astir 28 years old. The children who got burned are the ones she brought with her from her erstwhile marriage. They are stepchildren to the husband, who works arsenic a tricycle rider,” helium ad...