Arson: 4 Arrested in Bawku(D/G Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Pg. 3)

Story: Benjamin Xornam Glover, Bawku.
FOUR persons have been arrested by security personnel in Bawku for their alleged involvement in the suspected case of arson which led to the death of a pregnant woman over the weekend.Police sources in Bawku which disclosed this to the Daily Graphic said the four were arrested following a tip-off.The names of the suspects were not disclosed for what the sources described as security reasons. They, however, indicated that intense investigations were underway to arrest all other persons who might have taken part in the senseless act.A young woman in her mid-20s was last Friday night burnt to death when the house she was living in was allegedly set ablaze by some unidentified persons in Bawku.The victim, identified as Fatima Issahaku, was four months pregnant.Her husband, Mohammed Majid, who was believed to be the main target, was miraculously spared as he was said to have stepped out of the house to buy some groceries.A source in Bawku who narrated the incident to the Daily Graphic last Saturday said the incident occurred at about 10 p.m. on Friday after a group of unidentified persons who rode on motorbikes had stormed the house of the victim, allegedly doused one of the windows with petrol and lit it. The victim died when she was trapped in the fire.The Bawku District Police Commander, DSP Cashman Blewushie, when contacted, declined to comment, with the excuse that he was yet to brief the Regional Commander on the issue.The Upper East Regional Police Commander, DCOP Hamidu Mahama, who was in Bawku last Saturday to assess the security situation and had earlier agreed to brief this reporter on Monday morning, when contacted said he was still waiting for an official report and details from his officer on the ground.