Photo of Woman Who set Husband’sManhood Ablaze + Picture of the Man in Hospital
Olusegun Ogidiolu who set her husband ablaze on
Valentine's day at their home in Idolofin area of
Ado Ekiti in Ekiti state after he allegedly refused to
take her out on Val's day. And right is the man in
hospital
When interviewed by Tribune, Bukola denied any
wrong doing. Although her claims do not add up,
Bukola said she and her husband always fought
over their inability to have a child. Continue…
"I don't know how it happened. We had a quarrel
and he left me and went home. I went to meet him
at home and by the time I got home, he had
destroyed everything in our room. There were
people around who were telling him to calm down.
The petrol was in our room, placed on top of the
electricity generating set. Later I recall that he went
outside the room and I heard the fire alarm. I could
have prevented the fire from burning him that
much but he was dragging me to himself but I
freed myself from his grip and ran out. We later
took him to the hospital and I was arrested the day
after by the police. It happened at about 11:30 pm
on Wednesday and I was arrested the day after.
Our quarrel has always been about our not having
a child together. It has nothing to do with valentine
outing because I'm not a baby that would be asking
to be taken out. We've been married since 2012 and
I've been taking drugs so that I could have a child
for him. He smokes but I didn't see him light a
cigarette on that night. But from the reports I heard
from those who saw him at the hospital, they said
he was holding a lighter. He was standing behind
me, towards the passage and he was there when he
raised the fire alarm."she said
Neighbors in their compound however gave a
different account of what happened. According to
one of them who pleaded anonymity, he said Mr.
Olusegun had arrived at their home in Idolofin area
of Ado Ekiti at about 6pm on that fateful day to
meet his wife who was angry over his inability to
take her out for the valentine celebration.
Neighbours claimed they heard the couple
exchange words before tragedy struck.
"At about midnight, the husband suddenly ran out
from their apartment, calling for help saying his
wife had set him on fire. We had to rush out to
rescue him by quickly getting water and pouring it
on him. But for the prompt intervention of some of
us, he would have been burnt to death"a neighbor
said.
Olusegun was immediately rushed to the Ekiti State
University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), where he is
still receiving treatment. "We also reported the
incident to the Ado Central Divisional police station
from where policemen came and arrested his wife
the day after," the neighbour said.
Speaking on the incident, Olusegun's mother, Mrs.
Folake Olusegun, said when she arrived the
hospital, the last thing her son told her before he
passed out was that his wife was angry that he did
not take her out on Val's day. According to her, "this
caused a serious misunderstanding which made
his wife threaten to set him ablaze. My son said he
dared his wife, saying she couldn't do that and
suddenly she poured petrol on him and also threw
the fire at him."she said
Bukola, Olusegun's wife is currently still being held
by the Ekiti state police command where
investigations into the matter is still ongoing and
she would soon be charged to court.
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