A middle- aged man has reportedly set himself ablaze over an allegation of his wife infidelity at Owharen Street of Ovwian in Udu Council Area of Delta State. The incident occurred on Friday inside the apartment of the victim.



Sources said the incident, however, led to serious anxiety among residents of the area as the inferno spread to other apartments as properties worth millions of naira were said to have been destroyed in the process.


A resident of the area hinted that the victim had in the weeks past threatened to kill himself after his wife was reportedly caught pants down with one his male messengers in the area.



The source added that on Friday when the man returned home and he locked himself and poured fuel on his body and thereafter light himself where he burnt beyond recognition before help could come.


“Some few weeks ago, his wife, Blessing was caught pant down by their neighbours with a young boy who washes the Keke of the man. The boy is one of the boys whom he usually sent on an errand in the area.


Though the wife has since left his apartment, the man returned home that day, poured fuel on his body, barricaded himself inside his apartment with an iron bar and set himself ablaze ”, the source told newsmen.



Owner of the building, Mr Nyonren Egharan while lamenting the incident said, “ When the fire broke out, I ran to where the fire started from, broke into the apartment and tried to rescue the victim who held on to a chair and insisted that he wanted to end his life.

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chaii i no belive you

Of this story is true.... Then this man is foolish, why not hug the biatch tight, before doing such an act, so both can join their maker?!