Police crack mystery of five dorms burnt in one school

Sigalame Boys High School compound after their dormitory was set a blaze by unknown arsonist on Monday evening. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

At least five dormitories were torched at Sigalame High School between July 26 and October 26.

Simply put, a dorm went up in flames at the boys-only public school after every 18 days.

Police had a hard time identifying suspects until October 28 when eight students caught on CCTV attempting to burn a sixth dormitory were arrested.