Police Declare Woman Wanted For Setting Husband Ablaze

The Osun State Police Command has declared a middle-aged woman simply identified as Ifeoluwa, wanted for setting her husband ablaze, who died shortly from the burns sustained.

The State Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola disclosed this to newsmen in Osogbo.

Opalola said Ifeoluwa was being declared wanted in connection with killing and setting her husband a blazed.

It would be recalled that the victim, Bolu Bamidele, died as a result of pains he suffered from severe burns.

Bamidele, popularly known as Teebam, was said to have returned to Osogbo, the capital of Osun State from Cairo, Egypt, to give his wife a nice treat on her birthday.

The wife, according to findings, discovered that Bamidele had cheated on her and even had a child outside their union.

Ifeoluwa was said to have gone through her husband’s telephone and discovered the messages the deceased allegedly exchanged with another woman on WhatsApp.

After confronting him with the information, an argument ensued.

The lady was said to have angrily written on her WhatsApp messages that she would be taking drastic action.

She had said that her man has “pushed her to the edge” and that people would weep over the two of them before daybreak.

Bolu was reportedly set ablaze in his home at Koka village on Sunday, with all his belongings destroyed.

He was rushed to the hospital and died days later. The deceased was buried amid tears on Wednesday in Osogbo in the presence of family and loved ones.