{
  "id": 12704886,
  "title": "Nine-year-old boy sets family house ablaze in Yobe, kills stepmothers, sisters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/nine-year-old-boy-sets-family-house-ablaze-in-yobe-kills-stepmothers-12704886",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T20:30:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nine-year-old-boy-sets-family-house-ablaze-in-yobe-kills-stepmothers-sisters/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A nine-year-old boy has set his family house on fire in Yobe State, resulting in the deaths of four family members. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, the boy's father was away at the time of the incident, which occurred at Rugan-Badali village in Karasuwa Local Government Area.\n\nThe victims of the fire were identified as the boy's two stepmothers and two sisters, as reported by Punch Nigeria and Punch. The boy allegedly set the fire in retaliation for a beating.\n\nThe police have taken the nine-year-old boy into custody to assist with investigations. The incident has left the community in mourning, with neighbours attempting to rescue those trapped inside the burning building.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Four family members killed in Yobe fire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/four-family-members-killed-in-yobe-fire",
        "published": "2026-10-07T16:28:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Nine-year-old boy sets family house ablaze in Yobe, kills stepmothers, sisters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/nine-year-old-boy-sets-family-house-ablaze-in-yobe-kills-stepmothers",
        "published": "2026-10-07T20:26:18.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}