This is a classic case of ‘love is wicked’. Ondo state police is currently after an angry ex-boyfriend, Deji Adenuga a.k.a. Dakar, who allegedly set eight members of his ex-girlfriend on fire at Adetuwo street, Igbodigo town, in the Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State on Tuesday April 23rd.
Deji was reportedly dating a girl named Titi for a while and she recently called their relationship off. Angry that she was leaving him, he went to the girl’s family house and set the building ablaze.
According to reports, Deji was devastated when his ex-girlfriend, Titi broke up with him and went straight to her family house, where all her family members were asleep, poured petrol in it and set it on fire, with eight people in it. Unfortunateley for him, she was not at home when the incident happened.
Five of the victims have so far died from the incident while three others are currently receiving treatment at the Trauma Centre, Ondo town, Ondo State.
“What happened today (Tuesday) was shocking. The man (Adenuga) almost wiped out an entire family early this morning. He was angry because the girl (Titi) he was dating said she was no more interested in the relationship. In order to deal with the girl, he poured petrol in the room where all members of her family were sleeping and set them ablaze.
“He actually missed his target because the girl was not in the room at the time he set the room ablaze.
“Eight members of the family were severely burnt. Five of them have been confirmed dead, while the remaining three were rushed to the Trauma Centre, Ondo, where they are receiving treatment.” a source told Punch
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Command, Femi Joseph, said the police had begun investigation into the incident.
“We are on the trail of the suspect, while investigation has commenced into the matter. We will soon arrest him,” Joseph said.
