A middle-aged man identified as Oladimeji Fowowe has been arrested by the police at Iju police station Station Red House, Lagos, for allegedly setting his wife on fire, when he threw a burning stove and hot water on her.
The suspect, who trailed his wife to Ijoko in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria where she had gone to assist her husband’s younger brother’s wife who had just put to bed a set of twins, was alleged to have committed the crime when his wife returned to Iju area of Ishaga, Lagos State from Ijoko
Speaking with P.M.NEWS on her hospital bed at Ogba, Lagos State, the victim, Mrs. Oluwakemi Fowowe, said she left her husband and father of her three children, when his trouble and that of his mother became unbearable for her.
“I was at the passage facing outside not knowing that my husband had sneaked through the back door and the next thing I heard was a loud noise as he threw both the burning stove and a pot of hot water on me.
“My body caught fire and I ran outside, shouting for help before people assisted me in putting out the fire. I became unconscious before I was rushed to the hospital, where the doctors battled to revive me. I want all well-meaning Nigerians to come to my aid as I have no one to help me,’’she moaned in pains
Oladimeji was subsequently arrested and handed over to the police at Iju Police Station, where he was detained but he was later granted bail.
His wife’s family said he should not be sent to jail because of the three children his wife had for him. But he was advised to take care of the victim.
However, the wife’s family decided to press charges against him when he failed to honour his side of the agreement, to take care of the victim. He allegedly abandoned her in the hospital.
Oladimeji, who had earlier told the police that his action was the handiwork of the devil, has gone underground to evade arrest. The victim is appealing to well-meaning Nigerians to come to her aid as she requires about N400,000 for the treatment of the burns.
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and two days later, he'll likely be released... nonsense
What is really happening?"our husbands av gone mad" d rate of domestic violence is assuming an alarming level. I wish my sisters d type of man I wish my wife(to be)
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i am starting to think nigerian familys are the spawn of the devil...i mean am the only one who has problem with this statemetn from the family "His wife’s family said he should not be sent to jail because of the three children his wife had for him. But he was advised to take care of the victim"?
oluwa o? attempted murder yet they want him to take care of the victim? no wonder these men have such audacity to assault women
O.M.G...... Now that's heartless....
& y shud he blame d devil.....was it d devil that committed d crime.. D wife family people no try sha ooo... They shud pinned that guy well....
Hmmm......d heart of man is indeed wicked.
Na God go punish dis woman hussy wey hin name na fowowe abi fepewe.Senseless idiot how could U̶̲̥̅̊ do dat 2 ur wife
i wonder when nigerian women will realize that marriage is not a do or die affair.when its not working, come out! before it takes ur life
every woman needs to be empowered economically.dont accept to be a housewife.also women should only have the no of kids they can can take of independently.i am not promoting divorce, just tired of seeing women going through all these pain all in the name of being married.MARRIAGE IS NOT A MUST
OMG, how they grant him bail! Mennnn, I shed tears for Nigeria.
yoruba men pls stop abusing and divorcing your women , they are human beings not toys or slaves.
is marriage by force?
May such husband neva com my way... May God heal u dear
This is very sad and very wicked...
OMG. This is too sad. Human beings are so wicked. May God send people to her aid and take care of the children. As for the man...
SOULHACHIC.
Oh My Days !!! All this abuse too dey plenty oo haba ... disfigured another human being u cannot create .....
Handiwork of the devil huh?
mscheww!
he should be given the same treatment also, then be blamed on the devil also! FOOL!
The burden of taking care of the 3 kids that made the family of the woman to plead for him not to be jailed. This is the reality in Nigeria, though bitter.
God hav mercy on us.wht a wicked act.men n their wahala?
Huh!--its d devil??--well,cos he was set-free,now hez set-lose..perhaps,he wld av bEen left I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ jail 2 realize d devil's handiwork sent him dere..well,me dnt av kobo 4 her,bt i already donated 1-moral-support 2 her...bt seeing d xtent of dis burns...i hereby increase it to 5-moral-supports!!!!
In cases like this I think an eye for an eye should be the minimum punishment. How can one do this knowingly to another human being? I just can't fathom it. So sad.
Wonders shall never end. calamity upon calamity - both domestic and extended.
God have mercy.
Like seriously dis Is not fair. Wots hapnin in 9ja? Poor woman tho...may God help us.
400k for what? my husband caught fire while putting on d gen in April 2010,he had to rush into the gutter outside d house and people poured water on him before d fire went out. he was treated for 2 months and paid just 170k. Please stop calling just any number.....I'm sorry about d incident sha. give us account number. Linda please post my comment.
I no fit shout! Dis is really horrible, just imagine, we just heard about women campaign against domestic violence days back & another again, abeg make women rise up join hands together & deal wit men dat tries dis again. Its really bad d government shld respond to her aid & d man shld go to jail.
Excel. This man too wicked na God go punish him well well
i feel so sori 4 dis woman,i wonder wat dis world is turnin 2.
This is getting too frequent for liking. I think women should stop rushing into marriages. I should court long enough to have one or two signal of either a red flag or a go ahead. Take your time, marry who you know to an extent and stop entrapping yourselves.
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What nonsense??? If the man cld do dis to her, whats d evidence he wont kill her nxt time? Its only an irresponsible man dat wld do this..its not dat he caught her with anoda man. Mstchewwww
wat kind of devil's handiwork is dat . The stupid man shud b made to rot in jail.
Some people marry demons as spouses. God please help us.
Nawa oooooooo #covers eyes#
OH MY GOD, THAT PARTICULAR HUSBAND OF HIM IS WICKED, WHAT ON EARTH WILL HE TELL GOD? DID THE WIFE COMMITTED A CRIME FOR HELPING HER HUSBANDS SISTER WHO PUT TO BED? NAWAH, THE MAN IS AN IMBECILE AND SHOULD FACE THE FULL WRATH OF LAW.
Immaculate, dis ur gbaguan is too much jor, haba! I can understand ur angry bt its too mosh na, lwkmd
SUCH MAN SHOULD BE CHARGED TO COURT AND PUT IN JAIL PERIOD, HE DESERVES IT, WHAT KIND OF INHUMAN TREATMENT IS THIS
If at al he caught her wit a man, is nt enof reason 4 him 2 act dat way! Dat man is so heartless, abeg marriage is nt by force.
This is so sad and inhuman.
please Immaculate and Anonymous who commented after Immaculate's post, please dont kill me with laugh.
Immaculate, please take it easy.
Immaculate ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. haba, take em easy. na only u dey vex?
Immaculate, pause. getting my glasses to read ur cooment. ok am back. What? *fallin into a usually brief state of unconsciousness*
Immaculate, no mind the man. Abeg no vex too much. i go try arrest the man so that u no go shoot us again with your grammer.
@Dammy desmond. that was in 2010 and dis is 2012. how much was a cup of rice sold for as at 2010? and how much is it sold for now? wat about fuel? If u dont wish to help pls dont discourage gud nigerians who want to. U sure say u dey najia? cox if u dey najia u no go dey yan dis kan tin.ITK(I TOO KNOW)
WICKEDNESS... The rate at which husbands pouring hot water, acid and setting their spouses on fire is alarming..Why do they always blame the DEVIL.. They themselves are the devil.How can he be granted bail, its totally wrong, he should rot in jail..The world indeed is coming to an end..I pray for her to recover on time.
ahhhh gosh....av always been scared of getting married...and every single day pple keep encouraging me 2 nt get married by what i see and hear....and how dumb can d lady's family members get? telin d man that burnt their daughter to take care of her?....just like telin an armed robber to take care of a victims finnancial needs....pple can like 2 think upside down sha....i comment my reserve for lib readers......lol......
Well if am d wife's brother,d man wld be in his grave by now!#team devils work#
@Anon 10:57 hahahahaaha! Chei u no go kill me! U be bad person sha, instead of u facing attendn 2 d problm here na Immaculate grammatical blunder u dey see!!!!!!!
Immaculate u sef ahn! Ahn! Na wa 4 u ooooo!!!!
Ummmmh!domestic violence is now d order of the day I am a victim, but I believe only weak men beat der wife,am opting for separation anyway cos I won't allow a beast to spoil my fine girl, though after a kid,not interested in marriage anymore, just a good Dick is okay. STW
@Anon 11:38 hahahahaha! U'r such a crazy fellow! Chei! I can't jst stop rolling on the floor laughing! Chei immaculate don suffer 2day ooo!!!
Igbo men please stop buying your women wiv money cus they are not commodities u buy in the market. Bastard! No be my neighbour dey beat in young wife everyday. Oloriburuku
marriage is no easy... God help us oooo. Wating be dis
9ja men..such brutes..women need to let this losers know they don't have the exclusives on violence..
work of the devil indeed!!..when u were sexing her and making babies u didn't remember devil..oloshi
another one off Peter Okoye's twitter handle...
i support anon 12.36, if your marriage is not workin, pls move on, marriage is not a do or die affairm dat was wht killed my neighbours sis , her hubby killed her 2 death with her unborn child.women come out and speak , pls dont be a fool
Smh 4 dis world o
Abeg please tell them. Why won't domestic violence continue when the idiot's family refused to press charges? Good for them that he ran away. Next time dem no go free person so easily
Disheartening
Saddening
Christ!!!
He killed her to death..odikwa serious
@anon 11:38 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. abeg make u and anon 10:57 no kill me with laugh . ppl dey ask me y i dey laugh like dis. Immacultae sori ooo.
Wich 1 is killed her to death? Wee he kill her to life be4?
LWKMD ooo...your so funny!
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