Margaret Onya on her hospital bed
Lying in the hospital bed is Margaret Onya whose husband poured petrol on her and set her ablaze
in Benin. The shocking incident which happened last week Saturday at JB
Street, Ekosodin Ugbowo, around University of Benin caused outrage in
the area.
The woman's husband identified as Onya has now been arrested by the
police in Benin, Edo State. It was gathered that the husband set his
wife ablaze allegedly over an argument on the attendance of the burial
ceremony of his father in-law.
Neighbours said that though the funeral rites of the father in-law
had been concluded, Margaret was not happy with her husband’s decision
not to attend her father’s burial leading to a heated quarrel.
Mrs. Margaret who spoke on her hospital bed said: “We had a
quarrel and my husband told me he would teach me a lesson. After our
disagreement, I sat on the chair and my husband went inside, brought
petrol and wanted to pour it on me.
“I held the jar and as we were dragging, I was shouting for
help. He overpowered me and poured the contents on me and lit a match. I
was saved by one of my neighbours who rushed into our apartment and put
out the fire,” she stated.
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