Update: 17-year-old Zamfara girl who set herself ablaze over fiance’s inability to pay N17,000 dowry, dies

17-year-old Aisha, who set herself ablaze over fiance’s inability to pay N17,000 dowry demanded by her father in Zamfara, has passed away.

Aisha died this morning, October 23, at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Gusau.

Recall that the deceased on Sunday August 8, 2019, set her self ablaze owing to her fiance’s inability to marry her due to his poor finances.