Seteolu, Sodeinde and the house
The
Ogun State Police Command has arrested a middle-aged man, Mukaila
Adebesin, for allegedly setting ablaze six people in Ita Balogun
Compund, Ago-Oko, Abeokuta.
The victims are Adesanya, 20, Sulaiman Adebesin, 20, Saburi Seteolu 18, Raheem Bello 19, Azeez Alabi 20, and Kola Sodeinde 19.
It was gathered that the victims were
allegedly set ablaze by Adebesin at 7pm because they were gambling and
smoking Indian hemp on his premises.
A witness, who pleaded anonymity, said
Adebesin, a commercial bus driver, had just returned from an outing
when he saw the six youths in his compound.
He said, “Their activities made the
driver engage them in an argument. As the talks became heated, Adebesin
reached for a can of petrol which he emptied on them.
“The victims attempted to flee when it dawned on them that the liquid poured on them was petrol.
“But they caught fire from a stick of
the Indian hemp being smoked by one of them. They suffered high degree
burns due to the incident.”
Adebesin, who is currently being
detained at Oke-Itoku Police Station, was said to have turned himself in
to the police immediately after the incident .
Our correspondent gathered that other
youths in the area, on learning of the development, stormed Adebesin’s
compound, and vandalised his apartment and injured his wife who is
currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Abeokuta.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said that investigations had already commenced into the matter.
Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of
Police, said, “Adebesin might be charged to court after the conclusion
of investigations. He said four of the youths had been admitted at the
General Hospital, Ijaiye, while two others were taken to a private
clinic for treatment.
“Information available to us is that the
suspect had an argument with the youths before he poured PMS on them.
For now, we cannot ascertain other circumstances that led to the
incident but we have the suspect in our custody.”
The police spokesman added that the
command’s commissioner, Mr. Ikemefuna Okoye, also warned youths in the
area not to engage in any reprisals, saying the police would not condone
any act that could disrupt peace inthe state.
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