A really disgruntled man who had fell out with his lover, has carried out a most sinister act to show his anger.
Men of the Nigeria Police Force
Commotion recently took over on Ebijimi Street in the Meiran area
of Lagos after a jilted engineer allegedly killed his lover, his rival
and went ahead to poison himself.
According to Punch Metro, the woman, Oriyomi Folarin, a divorcee
popularly called Iya Corner, operated a beer parlor on the street and
had three grown-up children.
Punch Metro learnt that the engineer, identified as Ogundare,
opened the shop for the woman and rented an apartment for her in the
Agbado area of Ogun State.
Around 9am on Sunday, Ogundare, who was said to be a building
engineer, reportedly stormed the shop with a gallon of petrol, poured it
on the woman and his rival, Akinade Omole, aka Currency, and set them
ablaze.
The fire was also said to have spread to Ogundare’s hand while
fleeing the scene. It was learnt that Omole and Folarin died in a
hospital in the community on Monday from the burns they suffered.
On hearing of the death of the duo, Ogundare, who had gone into hiding, reportedly poisoned himself.
When our correspondent visited the community on Wednesday, the beer shop was shut.
Punch Metro reports that a resident, who gave his name only as
Femi, revealed that Ogundare had seen the Highlander Jeep that Omole
parked at a filling station a few metres away from the beer parlour and
had trailed him.
Femi said, “The engineer bought fuel in a jerrycan and headed
for Iya Corner’s shop. I never thought he had any sinister motive. On
getting there, he met Iya Corner and Currency chatting as Currency ate
eba.
“He poured the fuel on them and set them abalze. The fire
caught him in the hand but he escaped. By the time people assisted Iya
Corner and Currency to put out the fire, they had suffered serious
burns. Currency’s private parts were affected. They died on Monday.”
An eyewitness, Jacob Oyedeji, said he was about going to bed on the day when he heard some people calling for help.
He said, “I rushed out to know what happened only to see
Currency and Iya Corner engulfed in flames. Policemen from the Meiran
division came that evening. It was the following day that they were
declared dead.”
Another resident, Yusuf Ajibola, said Ogundare and Iya Corner had
been in a romantic relationship for years until sometime in 2016 when he
had financial challenges and could no longer meet his lover’s needs.
“That was when Iya Corner started dating Currency. The engineer
knew Currency and Iya Corner were in a relationship. He warned the
woman to back out or be ready to forfeit the shop he opened for her, but
she refused.
“During the Yuletide, Engineer went to the shop and disrupted
it. Currency and the woman got him arrested and he was detained by the
police. He felt humiliated because he had spent a lot of money on the
woman,” he added.
A shop owner, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the
incident was a disgrace to the families of the three parties involved,
adding that Currency was supposed to be installed as a chief in a
village where he hailed from in Oyo State in a few weeks’ time.
He said, “The two men are married with children. The engineer
built a house in the Obadeyi area and three of his children are
graduates. I was surprised that he conducted himself in such a manner.
The woman’s first child has three children and one of them, Wunmi,
recently graduated. She narrowly escaped being consumed by the fire that
evening.
“I learnt yesterday (Tuesday) that the engineer took poison and
he died. However, a friend just told me today that he was still alive
but in a critical condition at a hospital.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Dolapo
Badmos, who confirmed the incident, said the police had launched a
manhunt for Ogundare.
He said, “Two victims are dead; the suspect is still alive, but
on the run. Effort is on to track him. The case has been transferred to
the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba for
further investigation.”
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