Imah Ajirioghene
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Hassan Yusuf, for allegedly setting ablaze the apartment of his ex-lover, Busayo Falola.
This was revealed in a statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Saturday.
According to Oyeyemi, the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at the Ago Iwoye divisional headquarters by the 62-year-old landlady of the house, Adejoke Salau.
The suspect reportedly burnt down the building on 127, Old Scholar Palace, Igan Road, Ago-Iwoye, in the Ijebu-North Local Government Area of the state to protest the ex-lover’s refusal to reconcile with him.
The PPRO said that the landlady reported that she heard a noise from her compound around 1.15am and when she came out, she discovered that the building was on fire while the tenants were trapped.
She stated further that it was the quick intervention of neighbours that led to the rescue of the three tenants, but the house got burnt completely.
On interrogation, one of the tenants, Falola Busayo, informed the police that she saw her ex-lover, Yusuf Hassan, at the back of her window around 12.30am that fateful day.
Yusuf Hassan after his apprehension confessed that he intended to burn his ex-lover in her apartment because he had tried his best to reconcile with her all to no avail, and that was the reason he bought petrol, poured it into her room through the window and set it on fire.
Oyeyemi however said that the State Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba, has directed that the suspect be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and possible prosecution.