Eko Hot Blog reports that a 45-year-old housewife, Abiodun, also known as Iya Sunday, has explained her reasons for setting her 86-year-old mother ablaze in Ondo town, Ondo State.
The suspect claimed her pastor told her that her mother was responsible for her problems.
Following the horrific incident, the elderly woman sustained severe burns and was admitted to an undisclosed hospital in the town, where she later died from her injuries.
An eyewitness reported that Abiodun visited her mother early in the morning around 5 a.m., called her outside, poured petrol on her, and set her on fire. The witness stated, “What happened between them before the incident we don’t know. But the suspect has been arrested by police at the Enu-Owa division for further investigation.”
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Abiodun confessed, “I went to my mother’s house around 4 a.m. and sat outside. When it was 5 a.m., I called out my mother from the house. Immediately she came out, not knowing what was happening, I poured petrol on her body and set her on fire. What started it is that I went to one pastor for prayer, and he told me that my mother was behind what was happening to me. I did not believe it at first. My mother also took me somewhere to see a woman. After my mother left, the woman also said the same thing. I burnt my mother because of what I heard from the pastor and the woman; that I can only be free from bondage when my mother is dead.”
The spokesperson for the state police command, Funmi Odunlami, confirmed the incident, stating that the suspect had been arrested and interrogation had commenced.
Odunlami added that the victim died in the hospital a few days after being admitted.
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