By Olusegun Folarin
A 43-year-old man, Yusuf Hassan, has been arrested by Operatives of Ogun State Police Command for allegedly setting the apartment of his ex-lover Busayo Falola ablaze leading to the burning down of the whole building.
The Suspect was arrested on the 4th of April 2023 after a 62-year-old owner of the house, Adejoke Salau, had reported the incident at Ago Iwoye divisional headquarters.
The landlady told policemen that she heard a noise from one of her buildings within her compound situated at no 127, Old Schorlar Palace Igan Road Ago Iwoye, at about quarter past one in the morning, and when she came out she discovered that the building was on fire while the tenants in the house were trapped in there.
She pointed out that it was the quick intervention of neighbours that rescued the three tenants, but the house got burnt completely.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest of the suspect in Abeokuta.
Mr Oyeyemi explained that the suspect claimed that he only wanted to burn his ex lover’s apartment because he had tried his possible best to reconcile with her but to no avail.
The Command’s spokesman said the suspect confessed that he bought five hundred naira petrol, poured it into her room through the window and set it on fire.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police has directed that the suspect be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation and possible prosecution.
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