February 04, (THEWILL) – Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old man, Hassan Azeez, for allegedly pouring petrol on his wife and setting her ablaze over minor disagreement.
The suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Ibogun divisional headquarters by the victim’s father October 22, 2022, that her daughter, Olayinka Hassan, was set ablaze by her husband and has been rushed to a hospital in Ibadan.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
Oyeyemi said that upon the report, the DPO, Ibogun division, CSP Samuel Oladele, quickly mobilised 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 of January when he was eventually apprehended.”
“On interrogation, the suspect who claimed to have run 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. When asked whose clothes the woman was washing, he confessed that it was his clothes.”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspect be transferred to Homicide section of the state Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation and possible prosecution.
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