17-year-old girl sets self ablaze over failure to marry her suitor

Shocking: 17 Year Old Sets Self Ablaze. See Why

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  • Her suitor, Faruku, who was also at the burial could not control himself as he was seen crying profusely for the loss of his beloved one
  • The state government had also promised to arrange for the marriage between Aisha and her suitor, who had no money to pay her bride price as soon as she recovered.
  • The father of the teenager, Malam Ibrahim, called for prayers for Allah to allow her soul to rest in perfect peace.

 

It was a sad day in Gusau, Zamfara State capital as a 17-year-old girl, Miss Aisha Bello, who died after setting herself ablaze for not marrying the man after her heart in the month of September.

She was reported to have died on Wednesday evening at the Federal Medical Center, Gusau where she was rushed to for urgent medical attention immediately after setting herself ablaze in September this year because she believed that she was prevented from getting married to her suitor.

It was gathered that Aisha had sustained various degrees of injuries after setting her self on fire in a bid to terminate her life due to the failed marriage

It was reported that ever since she was admitted at the Federal Medical center hospital, (FMC) Gusau, the state government had been sponsoring her medical expenses.

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It was learned that the state government had also promised to arrange for the marriage between Aisha and her suitor, who had no money to pay her bride price as soon as she recovered.

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It was also gathered that Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle had assured the parents of the girl that his administration would pay for the marriage between Aisha and her suitor, Umar Faruku.

Hundreds of sympathizers attended the burial of Aisha Bello and have been trooping to the house of her parents for condolences.

Her suitor, Faruku, who was also at the burial could not control himself as he was seen crying profusely for the loss of his beloved one.

He was seen seriously lamenting in Hausa dialect saying “I lost the girl who died because of me and I don’t know what I will do with my life because I loved her so much.”

However, the father of the teenager, Malam Ibrahim, called for prayers for Allah to allow her soul to rest in perfect peace.

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