Iju Police Station Red House, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, for
allegedly setting his wife on fire, when he threw a burning stove and
hot water on her.
The suspect, who trailed his wife to Ijoko in Ogun State, southwest
Nigeria where she had gone to assist her husband's younger brother's
wife who had just put to bed a set of twins, was alleged to have
committed the crime when his wife returned to Iju area of Ishaga,
Lagos State from Ijoko
The victim, Mrs. Oluwakemi Fowowe, said she left her husband and
father of her three children, when his trouble and that of his mother
became unbearable for her.
"I was at the passage facing outside not knowing that my husband had
sneaked through the back door and the next thing I heard was a loud
noise as he threw both the burning stove and a pot of hot water on me.
"My body caught fire and I ran outside, shouting for help before
people assisted me in putting out the fire. I became unconscious
before I was rushed to the hospital, where the doctors battled to
revive me. I want all well-meaning Nigerians to come to my aid as I
have no one to help me,''she moaned in pains
Oladimeji was subsequently arrested and handed over to the police at
Iju Police Station, where he was detained but he was later granted
bail.
His wife's family said he should not be sent to jail because of the
three children his wife had for him. But he was advised to take care
of the victim.
However, the wife's family decided to press charges against him when
he failed to honour his side of the agreement, to take care of the
victim. He allegedly abandoned her in the hospital.
Oladimeji, who had earlier told the police that his action was the
handiwork of the devil, has gone underground to evade arrest. The
victim is appealing to well-meaning Nigerians to come to her aid as
she requires about N400,000 for the treatment of the burns.(pmreports)