The Benue Police Command has reportedly arrested a teenage girl following an alleged setting ablaze of her boyfriend after a quarrel.
The sad event occured in the Wadada area of Makurdi town around 2am on Monday morning.
According to an eyewitness, the suspect perpetrated the devilish act while her lover was fast asleep.
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Narrating the story, he said “the loud scream from the victim attracted the attention of neighbours who rushed to help him but he had already suffered much burns.
“The neighbours immediately rushed him to the nearby Makurdi Federal Medical Centre, FMC, where he was admitted for treatment,” he said.
Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Deputy Superintendent, DSP, Catherine Anene, said the unidentified teenager poured petrol round the victim’s one-room apartment before setting it on fire.
“We don’t know yet why she did that. We are yet to question her but I can confirm that she has been arrested and just brought to our custody.
“The incident happened about 2:00 am today (Monday) at Zaki Biam street in Wadata. We will let you know further details,” the PPRO said.
This latest incident is coming just a few weeks after a man in his 40s, identified as Nicodemus Nomwange, set himself and his girlfriend, Shiminenge Pam, ablaze at the High-Level area of Makurdi town. And within the same period a young woman also allegedly set her lover ablaze in his residence on Shaahu Road in Gboko town.
