A yet to be identified man has set ablaze his own building in Illorin, the Kwara State capital over an alleged disagreement with his wife.
The man, who is a resident of Lekki Phase 1, Eyenkorin Area of the state capital, set fire to the building with his children inside, on Sunday afternoon.
The incident was confirmed by the Head of Department, Media and Publicity of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle.
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According to Adekunle, a concerned resident known as Mr. Kola called the service when the fire was started.
He said the service officers were able to curtail the fire, preventing it from getting inro to other buildings in the area.
“What we learnt was that the man can’t remember his name now, and his wife had misunderstanding about two years ago before he relocated to another of his building, leaving the wife and children behind.
“All attempts to settle the matter did not yield results and the move to also convince him to allow the wife and children live there since he had another house also failed.
“According to the report, the man suddenly appeared on Sunday and sprayed the three bedrooms flat with petrol before setting it ablaze with the children inside that his wife was frustrating him.”
Adekunle said a swift intervention of the residents helped prevent the incident from becoming tragic.
