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Monday, November 7, 2022
Fireplace-incident
A middle-aged man has been arrested by the police in Ondo for allegedly setting ablaze 5 of his stepchildren, Peoples Gazette learnt on Sunday.
Ojo Joseph, 54, perpetrated the dastardly act following a misunderstanding along with his spouse, The Gazette understands.
The unhappy incident occurred on the Fagun space of Ondo city.
A reliable police supply instructed The Gazette that the accused allegedly poured patrol into the room occupying the youngsters and set them on fireplace whereas asleep.
“One in all them was burnt to dying however the girl (spouse) escaped with 4 different kids with minor accidents,” the supply stated in a telephone chat.
It was reliably gathered that the remaining 4 victims are at the moment receiving remedy on the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Owo.
Funmi Odunlami, the spokesperson for the Ondo police command, confirmed the incident through a telephone chat, when contacted.
Ms Odunlami stated that the person is at the moment in custody for alleged “arson and homicide.”
“However an investigation continues to be ongoing on the case and thereafter we’d cost the suspect to court docket,” she added.
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