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Kano man sets girlfriend ablaze for rejecting marriage proposal

Kano man sets girlfriend ablaze for rejecting marriage proposal

A man, Abdullahi Idris, has been arraigned in a Kano State Sharia court for allegedly setting his girlfriend, Sa’adatu Ibrahim, ablaze for turning down his marriage proposal.

Idris, a resident of Rimi town in Sumaila LGA, was said to have dated Sa’adatu, a divorced woman, for seven days before she refused to accept his proposal to marry him.

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He was charged with malice, arson and attempted murder, all of which he pleaded not guilty.

The prosecutor, Barrister Maryam Jubril, asked for another date for his re-arraignment.

The Khadiyya, Rakiya Lami Sani, ordered his remand in prison and adjourned to September 16.

Kano man sets girlfriend ablaze for rejecting marriage proposal

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