Lagos– A lady identified as Toyin, 24, has set her lover, Moses Baba-Agba, ablaze for breaking up with her.
The incident occurred at Akoro, Badagry West Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Lagos State.
According to reports, an aunt to the deceased, Pedetin Baba-Agba, said Toyin, told Moses Baba-Agba, 26, that she was pregnant some weeks ago.
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On hearing this, Moses Baba-Agba took responsibility by giving her money for antenatal until late November when he told her to go for scanning to know the condition of the baby.
Toyin returned thereafter and told Moses Baba-Agba that the scanning machine went bad reaching her turn.
In disbelief, Moses’ mother took her to the hospital where she discovered that she was not pregnant as claimed.
When told, it was said that Moses broke up with his girlfriend. Angry Toyin then set her boyfriend on fire, leading to his death.
However, the deceased family said they were not aware Moses told her he was no longer interested in the relationship anymore.
A source said:
“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 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 rooms.
“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. In the ensuing confusion, we poured oil on him but to no avail. We then rushed him to 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.”
