A man identified as Muhammed on Thursday reportedly set himself on fire at the Government Forgiveness Garden, Jos, Plateau State.
It was gathered that the incident occurred around 7:30am.
According to a source (names witheld),
“he came in a Keke NAPEP around 7am and sat somewhere inside the Forgiveness Garden for about 30 minutes, after which he went on to pour fuel on his body and set himself ablaze.”
The relatives of the victim, including his parents, arrived the scene of the incident at a later time and started weeping after seeing his body.
Close family of the victim said that Muhammad had a problem with his father on Wednesday.
According to the source, the police evacuated the victim to the hospital to confirm if he was dead.
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