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Inside Ogun: Man Sets Wife On Fire, Burning Woman Grabs Suspect, Both Die

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One Mr. Ponle Adebanjo, has burnt his estranged wife, Lateefat, to death after she left him over domestic violence.

It was gathered that the incident happened on Saturday in the Otun-Akute area of Ogun State.

Report has it that the victim already had four children in a previous relationship before meeting the suspect.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday.

The statement read, “The suspect was arrested on Saturday after concerned neighbors reported the incident to the police at the Otun-Akute division.

“The estranged husband, Ponle, was reported to have told many people in the area that his 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.

“Mr. Ponle was said to have gone to the residence of his ex-wife and threatened to kill her if she did not return to his house.

“Their neighbours explained that the man was fond of beating the woman, at times almost to the point of death. Their fights were said to have become a community matter as the woman was hospitalised on many occasions until she decided to pack out of his house a month ago when she rented an apartment on the same street.”

The police spokesperson said the suspect stalked Lateefat, who avoided him several times.

He was said to have gone to her house last Thursday and threatened to burn her alive, as she fled.

“Mr. Ponle went back to the victim’s house on Saturday night and met her praying. He poured petrol on her in the room and set her ablaze, but the woman managed to grab him to ensure they burned together until people intervened. They were rushed to a nearby hospital where the woman was confirmed dead,” Oyeyemi added.

The PPRO said the suspect was later handed over to the police.

When contacted on Sunday by the Punch for an update, the police spokesperson said the man was also dead.

“The woman died on Saturday, while the man died this morning (Sunday). The fire also burnt the woman’s child‘s leg,” he added.

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BREAKING: Customs Chief Abdullahi Magaji Shoots Self Dead In Kano

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Abdullahi Abdulwahab Magaji, a Chief Superintendent of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has tragically taken his own life in Kano State.

According to Daily Sun, Magaji, who was serving at the NCS headquarters in Abuja, reportedly shot himself with a pump-action gun at his residence in Kano a few days ago.

The motive behind his action remains unclear.

It was gathered that the Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Abdullahi Kiyawa, confirmed the incident, stating that “a full-scale investigation has been initiated.”

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Police Confirm Rescue Of 14 Kidnapped Confluence University Students In Kogi

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The Nigeria Police, Kogi State Command, has confirmed the rescue of 14 students of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, who were abducted by unknown gunmen on Thursday, May 9 while on campus preparing for their first semester examinations.

According to Daily Post, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Ovye Aya via a WhatsApp message on Sunday, confirmed that 14 students were rescued by the joint security operations carried out since the incident happened on Thursday.

He said the rescued students have been taken to hospital for medical assistance, stressing that the police and other security agencies in the state will continue to guarantee security of lives and properties.

Earlier, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kingsley Fanwo had issued a press statement on the rescue of the students from the kidnappers.

He commended the gallant efforts of all the security agents who went all out to rescue the students from their abductors, saying the unknown gunmen were confronted with superior power that made them abandon their victims.

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Labour Unions Picket NERC Offices In Lagos, Abuja Over Electricity Tariff Hike [PHOTOS]

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Members of organised labour are currently occupying Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) offices nationwide.

The rise in energy rates for users in the Band A category is being opposed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and other affiliated organisations.

The power rate for users in the classification was approved by NERC on April 3 and is now N225 per kwh instead of N66.

The demand from organised labour is for the increase to be reversed and for talks to resume.

The unionists, on Monday, arrived at the NERC office located at Novel House in Ikeja, Lagos, around 9:40am.

Addressing workers at the complex, Funmi Sessi, NLC Lagos chairperson, asked them to vacate their offices.

Sessi said the unions do not understand the regulatory functions of NERC amid the epileptic power supply in the country.

In Abuja, the unions besieged the NERC office located in the Central Business District.

Labour has also shut NERC offices in Jos, Akwa Ibom, Benin, Kaduna and in other capital cities across the country.

 

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