A middle-aged woman, Mrs. Chioma Nwana, has been confirmed dead after her husband reportedly poured petrol on her and set her ablaze in Abagana community, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday at Eziezekwe village in Abagana.
The woman was said to have died on Wednesday morning at a nearby hospital, where she was rushed for emergency treatment following severe burns sustained during the incident.
Investigations revealed that the woman’s husband had repeatedly complained about his wife’s alleged infidelity, which led to frequent quarrels between them.
It was learnt that the husband, after committing the act, turned himself in at Abagana Divisional Police Station.
Sources revealed that the wife had just returned home on Tuesday when her husband confronted her and accused her of going out with a secret lover.
He thereafter poured petrol on her and set her on fire.
A source said, “Mrs. Chioma Nwana, who lived with her husband and their six children at Eziezekwe village, Abagana community in Njikoka Local Government Area, was burnt by her husband on Tuesday evening and she was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday morning.”
Another source said, “The husband, who set her on fire, went to the police station himself and reported the incident, claiming that his wife was going out with men in the village and it was destroying their home.
“The man said she returned home from one of the men’s houses on Tuesday evening.”
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Toochukwu Ikenga, when contacted on the incident on Wednesday, did not answer calls to his cell phone.
Court sentences man to death by hanging for killing sex worker in Ogun
In a related development, an Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta, on Wednesday, sentenced a 22- year old man, Jamiu Malomo, to death by hanging for killing a sex worker, one Asisat Akande, by stabbing her to death.
Malomo was convicted on a one count charge of murder.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge during the trial.
Malomo committed the offence when he was 18.
Justice O. Ogunfowora, while delivering the judgement, held that the prosecution has proved its case against Malomo beyond reasonable doubt.
Ogunfowora, therefore, found him guilty of the offence as charged.
“You are hereby guilty of killing Asisat Akande as preferred against you. You will be hanged by the neck until you are dead. May God have mercy on you,” the judge held.
Earlier, the State Prosecuting counsel, A.M Adebayo, said the convict committed the offence on July, 18, 2021 at about 9:30pm at Ori- Apata area community Oke-Aregba in Abeokuta.
Adebayo, who is Deputy Director Public Prosecution, said the convict picked Akande, the deceased, who was a sex worker, from 3AD bar at panseke area and took her to his house for sexual pleasure.
“After having carnal knowledge of the deceased, she demanded for N10, 000 which was their agreement, but he refused to give her the complete money saying he had N8, 000.
“The situation led to an argument between him and the deceased, which made the convict bring out a knife from his pocket and stabbed her in the neck.
“The stab resulted in the instant death of the deceased,” he said.
He noted that the convict was arrested by men of the police at the 3AD club in Panseke where he wanted to pick another girl for sexual pleasure.
He, however, said that the offence contravened the provisions of section 316and punishable under section 319 of the Criminal Code, laws of Ogun 2006.
