Lady sets lover ablaze for ending relationship

Lady sets lover ablaze, pouring petrol on him after tricking sister

By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor

A lady identified simply as Toyin, 24, has killed her boyfriend in Akoro, Badagry, Lagos who ended their relationship when he discovered she lied to collect money from him to take care of a fake pregnancy.

Moses Baba-Agba, 26, discovered Toyin was not pregnant after he told her to go for scanning to check the pregnancy after she started collecting money from him for antenatal care.

Moses’ aunt Pedetin Baba-Agba recounted that Toyin told him she was pregnant some weeks ago and he was giving her money for antenatal care until last week when he told her to go for scanning to know the condition of the baby.

Pederin said Toyin came back to tell Moses the scanning machine stopped working when it was her turn and this prompted Moses’ mother to take her to the hospital where it was discovered she was not pregnant, according to reporting by Vanguard.

This led Moses to end the relationship. But his family said they were not aware of his decision

Pederin narrated that “on Friday night, Toyin deceived Moses’ sister staying with him and took her to the seaside for fresh air.   On getting there, Toyin told her to wait because she wanted to pick up some clothes at home. 

“When Toyin got home, Moses was already sleeping.  She poured petrol on him and set him on fire after locking him in the room. 

“She then escaped with Moses’ phone but as she was fleeing, she was badly wounded on the leg by the raging inferno that spread across the room.”

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Burnt beyond recognition

“Moses struggled alone in the room for a long time before he could break the door and ran to my house for help.   At first, we did not know it was Moses because he was burnt beyond recognition,” Pederin said.

“In the ensuing confusion, we poured oil on him but to no avail.  We then rushed him to the General Hospital where they referred us to the hospital at Ikeja where Moses later died on Monday. His body is presently at the mortuary in Badagry.

“We are pleading with Nigerians to come to our aid. We have also learned that this lady had allegedly stabbed her former husband to death in Ajara, Badagry and nothing was done about it. 

“The lady was tracked down to a church and she was handed over to the police.  We don’t know what they are going to do about it yet.”