A nine-year-old girl who allegedly burnt a supermarket estimated at N5 billion has been arrested in Abuja.
The girl, identified as Joana Ogar, was caught by a CCTV setting Prince Ebeano Supermarket located at Lokogoma/Gudu junction, Abuja on fire.
The fire later spread and burnt the entire supermarket down.
According to the young girl, she was brought to the supermarket by her mother, Mrs Jane Ann Ogar alongside her sister, Judith Ogar.
Goods worth billions of Naira were also destroyed as a result of the incident. They came to the supermarket with a Toyota Highlander with registration number KUJ 485 FU.
While the girl is still undergoing interrogation, another CCTV footage released online showed the 9-year old girl who started a fire in the supermarket standing outside the building with her mother as the fire ravaged the supermarket.
The fire incident happened on Saturday, July 17, destroying goods worth over N5 billion in the supermarket located at Lokogoma, Abuja.
Meanwhile, there are speculations that the young girl was just sent to carry out the act in the stead of an older person as it is believed that a child can’t be persecuted.
Watch video of her igniting the fire
