TRAGEDY: LANDLORD SETS 6 YOUTHS ABLAZEOVER INDIAN HEMP
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.
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. The victims are:
Adesanya, 20, Sulaiman Adebesin, 20,
Saburi Seteolu 18, Raheem Bello 19, Azeez
Alabi 20, and Kola Sodeinde 19.
A witness who pleaded anonymity told Punch
that 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.
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.
The state Police Public Relations Officer,
Muyiwa Adejobi, said that investigations had
already commenced into the matter.
“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 has warned youths in the area not
to engage in any reprisals, or risk arrest
TRAGEDY: LANDLORD SETS 6 YOUTHS ABLAZEOVER INDIAN HEMP
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