A lady identified as Lami Clement has been arrested by the Operatives of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly setting a 23-year-old pregnant woman, in Bauchi.
According to Punch, Lami attacked Lawal at her home at Sabon Kaura area of the State as she poured a gallon of petrol on the victim then set her on fire.
The victim who sustained severe burns on her hand, thighs and face, is currently at a hospital receiving medical care.
While talking to newsmen at the State Police Command, the suspect justified her actions saying she had a good relationship the the victim’s husband, Mustapha Ayodele for over three years before he dumbed her for Lawal.
She said, “I did not actually go there to burn his wife; my intention was to go to his house and burn all his property.
“I did not know his wife was in the house. He jilted me after long years of relationship and married another woman.”
Giving her own account of the story, Amina Lawal, who is currently recuperating at the Orthopaedics ward of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, said that on the day of the incident, she was in her house when she heard a knock on the door and she opened it and ushered in the visitor.
She said after the suspect had entered the house, she brought out a gallon and poured the petrol in it on her.
Lawal added that after that, her assailant brought out a lighter and set her ablaze; after which she ran out and locked her inside.
“She poured petrol on me and set me ablaze. I removed my clothes and tried to open the door, but she had locked it from outside. It was when my neighbours heard me shouting ‘Fire! Fire!’ that they came to my rescue.
“My husband told me that Lami tried to discourage him from marrying me because she had some affection for him, but he did not know that she could go to the extent of harming me,” Amina explained.
Also speaking on the incident, Mustapha Ayodele, husband of the victim, said that on the 26th of September 2016, he was at work when he received a call from a neighbour that his house was on fire.
“I rushed home and met my wife burnt all over. We reported the matter to the Yelwa Divisional Police Station, after which they transferred us to the emergency ward of ATBU Teaching hospital for treatment.
“I have never dated Lami in my life. I only counselled her on how to go about her life affairs. Why would she attack my wife who is three-month pregnant just because she admires me?” Ayodele asked.
Confirming the arrest, the Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Mahmoud Mohammed, said Lami was arrested on September 27th.
