Man Sets Wife Ablaze For Not Preparing Dinner

Man Sets Wife Ablaze For Not Preparing Dinner

Hassan Azeez, 46, was arrested for setting fire to his wife after pouring gasoline on her.

Olayinka Hassan, the victim and mother of one, was said to have refused her husband’s directive to serve him food while he was hungry.

Police from the Ibogun Divisional Headquarters in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State arrested Azeez following a complaint from the victim’s father that she had been set ablaze by her husband over a minor disagreement.

Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed Azeez’s arrest.

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Oyeyemi stated that the suspect fled to the neighboring Republic of Benin after committing the crime on October 22, 2022, but the police continued to search for him until January 22, 2023, when he was finally 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 petrol on her and set her on fire”.

Oyeyemi stated that the suspect has been transferred to the Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligent Departments (SCIID) for further investigation and possible prosecution by the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole.

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