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Teen Girl Sets Boyfriend’s Room On Fire After Ugly Breakup
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Teen Girl Sets Boyfriend’s Room On Fire After Ugly Breakup

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • A 16-year-old girl has been picked up by police after burning her ex-boyfriend's room after they broke up
  • The incident took place in a suburb of Mankessim after an earlier confrontation where she was accused of being unfaithful
  • Community members managed to extinguish the flames, but not before significant damage was done to the victim's room

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A 16-year-old girl has been picked up by police after burning her ex-boyfriend's room after they broke up.

The incident occurred in the New Nkusukum suburb of Mankessim after an earlier confrontation.

Teen Girl Sets Boyfriend’s Room On Fire After Ugly Breakup
The girl had been accused of cheating.
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The girl visited her boyfriend for some money, but he ended the relationship after accusing her of cheating on him.

GHONE reported that the girl left distraught and used a spare key to enter her boyfriend’s home and set the place on fire.

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The boy was later alerted to the blaze by phone, but when he arrived, his belongings were completely destroyed.

Community members managed to extinguish the flames, but not before significant damage was done.

Nyomi later admitted to starting the fire, explaining that she had also contributed to purchasing the items in the room.

Lover spats have been known to turn violent, like when a level 200 student died after being stabbed multiple times in the chest by her boyfriend after a confrontation centring around suspected infidelity.

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YEN.com.gh reported that the Ghana National Fire Service plans to blacklist certain areas due to increasing attacks on firefighters.

The Ghana National Fire Service’s Public Relations Officer, ADO 1 Alex King Nartey, justified this action in a YEN.com.gh interview.

He noted that the service already battled with inadequate resources and could not afford to risk its equipment in seemingly violent areas.

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Nartey further urged people to appreciate the risks the Ghana National Fire Service personnel take to fight fires.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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