Man burns wife to death

From Adebayo Bukola, Abeokuta.

A Man in Ogun State has set his wife ablaze for leaving their marriage.

Identified as Ponle Adebanjo, he allegedly burnt his estranged wife to death after she left him over domestic violence.

The deceased wife, identified as Lateefat reportedly died on Saturday in the Otun-Akute area of Ogun.

The Police Public Relations Officer ,(PRI) for the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident on Sunday.

Oyeyemi noted that the husband had been arrested since Saturday after the neighbours of the victim reported the incident.

“The suspect was arrested on Saturday after concerned neighbours reported the incident to the police at the Otun-Akute division,” the PRO said.

“The estranged husband, Ponle, was reported to have told many people in the area that the wife had no right to live alone and vowed that no other man would be with her, after she left him due to physical abuse.

“The couple was married for three years and resided in Otun-’Akute, until the woman, Lateefat, decided to leave him when she could no longer cope with the abuse”