A CCTV footage emerged on Monday showing how a 9-year-old girl set fire to Prince Ebeano Supermarket in Lokogoma, Abuja.
On Saturday, July 17, the supermarket was engulfed by fire, which lasted more than one day.
Ibrahim Mohammed, the FCT Fire Service spokesman, said many FCT fire stations, including Nji, Games Village, Garki and Asokoro, were at the scene to put out the fire.
In the video, which circulated online on Monday, the young suspect, who has not been identified as of the time this report was filed, was seen walking into the supermarket along with two suspected female accomplices.
She walked up to a section of the supermarket where gas cylinders and electric cookers were kept, after which she picked up a lighter and lit an item there and walked away.
The Acting Director, Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency, Florence Wenegieme, said, “The FCT Fire Service that was the lead agency involved during the emergency is still carrying out its investigation, especially as the video surveillance has gone viral.”
In another video clip that went viral, the young girl was shown being questioned.
She said her actions were based on a scene she had seen in movie.
