By Dedeigbo Ayodeji
The Lagos State Police has arrested one Jemila Ibrahim,19, and her friend, Fatima Mohammed, 21, for setting ablaze the house of one Mohammed Yusuf, and his girlfriend, Rabi.
Mohammed Yusuf, an ex-lover to Jemila, had the hint of the incident and rushed to the house where he met his house on flame but manged to rescue Rabi, his new lover, from the inferno and took her to the hospital where she gave up the ghost on Saturday, November 21.
Mohammed had alleged his former lover, Jemila Ibrahim, of infidelity before they broke up.
The duo of Jemila Ibrahim, and her accomplise Fatimo Mohammed, have been arrested by the police operatives attached to Satellite Division of the command.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, who condemned the crime, has ordered that the matter be transferred to the State CID, Panti, for discreet investigation. The Commissioner of Police also vowed to go after those who engage in crimes and social vices in order to get Lagos State rid of criminals and criminality.
The police boss however encouraged Lagosians to shun taking laws into their hands; noting that jungle justice will only truncate the administration of justice and such could be counterproductive.
