NIGERIAN WOMAN SETS SELF ABLAZE OVER DIVORCE IN JIGAWA
A 40-year-old woman (name withheld) burned herself on fire in Guri Local Government Area, Jigawa, after her husband divorced her.
DSP Lawan Shiisu, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), verified the event in a statement issued in Dutse on Friday.
Shiisu said the woman, who lives in Garin Mallam hamlet, used fuel to light herself on fire.
“On Thursday at about 0740hrs, the command, received a heartbreaking and pitful incident from Guri LGA that a woman, aged 40 of Garin Mallam village, poured petrol on her body, set herself ablaze, and got burnt beyond recognition on the outskirts of the village.
“Following this report, a squad of officers from the Guri Divisional Police Headquarters raced to the scene and verified the incident.
”The officers took the charred body to the hospital and later released the corpse to the family for burial,” Shiisu said.
He explained that a preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased experienced depression a few months following her divorce from her husband.
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The PPRO added that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Ahmadu Abdullahi, advised people to always submit their affairs to Almighty Allah for a way out.
Abdullahi also advised people to always seek advice and counselling from their elders on complex issues in order to avoid such unfortunate incidents. (NAN)
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