The police in Ogun State have arrested one Olubunmi Johnson, for allegedly setting his wife, Kikelomo, on fire in their apartment on Fagbuyi Street, Ilogbo, in Ota area of Ogun State.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola disclosed this, saying Johnson has been detained in connection with the crime.
A neighbour who witnessed the incident alerted the victim’s relatives, who then informed the police about what is now being investigated as an attempted murder.
Odutola said the police arrested the 55-year-old suspect after he allegedly “doused his wife’s body with petrol and set her on fire with a match. Witnesses to the incident immediately rushed her to the hospital.
“Upon receiving the report, our detectives quickly took action and arrested the husband, who has since been detained.”
It would be recalled that in October 2024, a 30-year-old man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, allegedly stabbed his newly wedded wife, Olajumoke, to death at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe, in Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
The incident reportedly occurred after a heated quarrel between the couple.
Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, said Olaniyi stabbed his 25-year-old wife severally, locked her in the room, and set the room on fire.
