According to Nana, she used what she has to get what she needs after her boyfriend who was sponsoring her education abandoned her midway following lies told against her by jealous friends. Her words: "My boyfriend whom I met when I went to visit an uncle who was sponsoring my education. We had agreed to get married as soon as possible. Then some people i regard has a friends started peddling wicked lies against me without confirming if they were saying was true or false, he called it quits just like that. They told him I had an incurable disease. So, i decided to help myself because my parents cannot do anything for me. We are poor. My father used to be a driver but now he is unemployed while my mother is a full time housewife. Sometimes, she sells vegetables", They were paying me GH¢150 a month and you work late hours. But if you go out to hustle in the night, you can get that kind of money within a day or two. About 600 men slept with me from last year
The midnight fire incident that occurred in the home of 50-year-old Alhaji Aminu Bala on the 25th September, 2019 killed him, his wife, Hajia Rugayya Bala and their two- year-old daughter, Aisha Bala.
The victims where trapped in the burning building which was locked from outside with a padlock before it was set ablaze by the arsonist.
Younger brother of the deceased, who spoke to reporters in the village at the tragedy, explained that when they rushed to the scene of the fire, they noticed that the burning house was padlocked with a big key. He further alleged that they saw a man climbing over the wall of the compound has he fled the scene.
Following the lead, police said they had arrested 25-year-old Salisu Idris of Gayawa Gabas of the Quarters as a principal suspect, saying they trailed him to his hideout in Minjibir Local Government Area, where they effected his arrest.
A statement signed by the polic spokesman, Deputy Superintendent of police Abdullahi Haruna said they arrested the suspect with various degrees of burns on his body which where indicative of his clear involvement in the heinous act.
The police added that the suspect had since confessed his role in the said crime, saying that he admitted to have conspired with one other suspect, now at large, to set the family ablaze in return of a promise reward of N200,000.
The police vowed to arrest his alleged sponsor even as they indicated that forensic investigation had already commenced with a view to apprehending the alleged sponsor or any other suspect who participated in the crime.
They appreciated the residents of the state for their cooperation and enjoind them not to relent in assisting the police with timely and credible information that would be helpful in their fight against crimes in the state.
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