20-year-old male teacher sets company’s vehicle ablaze over N500

The police Spokesman, Mr Jinjiri Abdu,
who confirmed the arrest said the
suspect, (names withheld), a junior
secondary school teacher, allegedly used
petrol and matches and set the bus
ablaze.
He explained that the vehicle belonged
to a company called Skin Defence,
producers of medicated soap in Kano
State.

Bus on fire
He said the suspect committed the
offence on Monday, April 10, in
Kwaimawa village when the company’s
representative was conducting sales
promo for a medicated soap in the
village.
“ The suspect burnt the bus after his
mother participated in the promo and
won a body lotion. The mother later
demanded that the lotion be replaced
with wrapper or N500, but the company
declined. After the bus moved to another
place, this man went and brought petrol
and matches which he allegedly used to
set the bus ablaze. And there were items
worth N1m that got burnt in the bus,
and both the bus and items were valued
at N1.5m ,” the police spokesman said.
He said the investigation into the matter
had commenced after which the suspect
would be charged to court.