A 46-year old man, Hassan Azeez, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command, for allegedly pouring some petroleum substance on his wife, Olayinka Hassan and setting her ablaze over food.
The victim suffered her fate after her husband demanded for food while she was busy washing her husband’s clothes and in anger, the husband brought petroleum substance and set her ablaze.
This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who stated that the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Ibogun Divisional Headquarters by the victim’s father.
The victim’s father reported that on 22nd October, 2022, his daughter, Olayinka Hassan, was set ablaze by her husband over a minor disagreement, and that the victim, a mother of one, had been rushed to an hospital in Ibadan town where doctors were battling to save her life.
“Upon the report, the DPO Ibogun Division, CSP Samuel Oladele, quickly mobilized his men and moved to the scene. But before getting there, the suspect had escaped. Since then, the police operatives have been on his trail until 22nd January, 2023, when he was eventually apprehended.”
“On interrogation, the suspect, who claimed to have ran away to Benin Republic, confessed to the commission of the crime but blamed it on the devil.”
“According to him, he asked the victim to prepare food for him but instead of the victim to prepare his food, she was busy washing clothes. He stated further that he got annoyed because he was hungry and the annoyance made him to pour petroleum substance on her and set her on fire. When asked whose clothes the woman was washing, he confessed that it was his clothes”, Oyeyemi said.
The suspect has been transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and possible prosecution.
The suspect may likely be charged before the Court for the alleged offence but that will be after the conclusion of investigations by the Police.