Amina Hassan, 20, has been taken into custody after she allegedly set her husband’s home on fire in retaliation for his alleged refusal to give her a divorce.
Five weeks after their nuptials, in the town of Shuware, Mubi North local government area, the turbulent events took place.
Amina claimed there was a pre-wedding agreement with her husband, Muhammad Auwal, for him to divorce her soon after their marriage ceremony, according to Police Public Relations Officer Suleiman Nguroje.
However, when she approached him with the request, Auwal reportedly resisted and instead began assaulting her.
“We made an arrangement that he would divorce me after the marriage. I met him and pleaded with him to divorce me, but he remained adamant,” Amina told police investigators.
She further explained that the assault prompted her to lose her temper, leading her to set the house ablaze as an act of retaliation.
It was revealed that Amina had expressed her reluctance to go through with the marriage to her parents a few days before the wedding.
Despite her reservations, her parents insisted on proceeding with the wedding plans, citing the distribution of invitation cards as a point of no return.
