Man Sets Wife Ablaze In Imo
The people of Umuna community in Orlu Local Council Area of Imo State were thrown into shock in the early hours of yesterday when a middle aged man identified as Uche allegedly set his wife, Ugochi Uche ablaze before handing himself over to the police.
It was gathered that Uche, a 45-year-old man had allegedly doused his wife, who was said to be sleeping, with fuel and set her ablaze.
Before the ugly incident, it was learnt that the man had accused the wife of infidelity, which had resulted in a serious quarrel between the couple three days earlier.
According to a family source, “the woman was sleeping when her husband set her ablaze after pouring fuel on her.”
However, trouble broke out at the couple’s hometown in Umuahiami Afara, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state yesterday when the in-laws from Ekwe Autonomous community in Isu Njaba Local Government Area stormed the sleepy Afara village on revenge mission destroying their son in-law’s house and property worth millions of naira.
Sources said it took the intervention of the detachment of police to quell the violence.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Andrew Enwerem, who confirmed the incident said the suspect was in their custody, adding that the matter was still under investigation.
The police spokesman further revealed that the victim was receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.
Source: sunnewsonline
Oooh my God,wat a wicked soul,I pray he rot in jail,if is a woman dat suspect nw dy wil ask her to pray
Jealousy + anger =rash and deadly actions.I pray she survives it
Wickedness of the highest order. Why not ask the woman to leave his nonsense life? I pray he gets a life sentence to teach some lessons to other beasts like him. May the departed RIP.
she didnt die. Shes recieving treatment.
he should rot in jail
nawa ooO
OMG
Dat man is evil
Jesus Christ. See what Jealousy can cause
Na wa o. He would have just sent her away then doing this. This is evil!!!!
omg wat sort of jealousy is ds. Thnk God fr hr life sha.
This attitude is so rampant these days and government should look into it. Some monsters have graduated from wife battery to murder, what rubbish? Women are always at the receiving end.
Thank God the woman did not die & d man had better remain behind bars cos that’s what he deserves. Thank God for his in laws sha am sure they won’t take any nonsense from even the police
Wonders will never cease.what happens to divorce
Na wa
Heyyyy,scary
What on earth can provoke someone to do something so callous? Haba!
God forbid thank kinda husband
OMG!!! This is the height of cruelty.
OMG what sort of jealousy is this o?
Wonders shall never end..God have mercy
Nawah oh…wat is dis world turning into…! I pray d woman recovers soon. They shuld mk sure dat useless man rot in jail.
Dis is more dan wickedness n jealousy
Hmmm aruu
Lord have mercy…..that man is a beast
Hehe. This is funny. So a woman cheated and he set her ablaze but if na man cheated, the woman will be asked to go and pray. He should rot in jail and love what his in-law’s did
wonders shall never end.rot in jail is not even enough,they shld set his leg ablaze so dt he will feel d pain and torture him bit by bit
Crazy things are really happening nowadays.Why not ask her to leave than setting her ablaze?Thank God she survived
Result of jealousy. I pray they jail him for life.
Nawaaoh, he should have let the woman live as to explain things herself.
Who will defend the woman now – Highest level of wickedness.
WHAT!!! Dis is wickedness. There is God in ooo. May u rot in prison
I suspect that he had been abusing his poor wife before he finally killed her. Women run from abusive marriage ooooo. Life has no duplicate.