Shock as deadly Ogun man Azeez sets wife ablaze, blames it on devil

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The wicked husband, Azeez

By Adejoke Adeleye

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State Command have arrested a 46-year-old man, Hassan Azeez for pouring petrol on his wife and set her ablaze for not cooking.

The command, in a statement issued by its spokesman, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Ibogun divisional headquarters by the victim’s father.

He reported on 22nd of October 2022, that her daughter, Olayinka Hassan was set ablaze by her husband over a minor disagreement, and that the victim, a mother of one, has been rushed to a hospital in Ibadan.

“Upon the report, the DPO Ibogun division, CSP Samuel Oladele quickly mobilized his men and moved to the scene. But before getting there, the suspect has escaped.

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“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,” Oyeyemi said.

Oyeyemi quoted Azeez as saying that he asked the victim to prepare food for him, but that instead, 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,” he said.

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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