Thursday, May 14, 2026 -A 28-year-old newly married woman, Firdausi Musa, and her two young children sustained severe burns after her co-wife, Maryam Muhammad, allegedly doused them with petrol and set them ablaze in the Hotoro area of Kano State.
The incident, which occurred late Monday night, May 11, 2026
at Mai Allo area of Hotoro quarters, has thrown residents into shock, with the
suspect currently in police custody at the Mariri Police Division.
The two children, identified as Khadija Ya’u, 7, and Ismail
Ya’u, 3, are receiving treatment alongside their mother at the National
Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala, and Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano,
respectively.
Their women's husband, Malam Saminu, who reportedly
sustained burns while trying to rescue the victims from the fire, is also
undergoing treatment.
Speaking to Daily Trust, a younger brother to Firdausi,
Buhari Musa Sa’ad, said the family received a distress call around 3am
informing them that his sister, her husband and the two children had been set
ablaze by her co-wife.
According to him, Firdausi had not spent up to two weeks in
the matrimonial home before the incident happened.
“She is around 28 years old. The children who got burned are
the ones she brought with her from her previous marriage. They are stepchildren
to the husband, who works as a tricycle rider,” he added.
A relative of the victim, Rukayya, also told Daily Trust
that Firdausi had earlier complained of threats and intimidation from the
co-wife before the attack.
“We were lying down here when she was brought in, and she
told us herself that it was her co-wife who poured petrol on her and lit a
match,” she said.
Rukayya disclosed that the victim had to leave the house
earlier that day because of repeated threats, but later returned after
intervention by her husband.
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