Lauretta Fagbohun, Ogun

A wife and mother of five has been arrested by officers of the Ogun State Police Command for pouring petrol on her 10 year old daughter and setting her ablaze.

This was disclosed in a Press Statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi who explained that the suspect, Aisha Tijani was arrested following a report lodged at Mowe divisional headquarters by one Moroof Ayinde. 

The said Ayinde reported that the suspect who lives in the same house with him poured petrol on her little daughter and set her ablaze. 

He stated further that, the woman got annoyed because the little girl took a phone she seized from one of her children from where she kept it and gave it back to the child from whom the phone was seized.

According to the press statement, the DPO Mowe division, CSP Folashade Tanaruno was said to have quickly moved to the scene with police detectives and got the suspect arrested.

 The victim, who had been badly burnt was rushed to the nearest hospital from where she was referred to Olabisi Onabanjo teaching hospital for proper medical attention.

On interrogation, the suspect, who claimed to have been separated from the father of the children, explained to the police that she didn't know what came over her when she was carrying out the wicked act.

Meanwhile, the commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the state criminal investigation and intelligence department, SCID for further investigation.