A wife, Sarah Ayinde, took to her heels after setting her husband, a special constable with the Ogun State Police Command, Abidemi Ayinde, ablaze in the Iperu area of the state.
Chronicle NG gathered from a source who pleaded anonymity that the incident occurred on December 12 after the couple had engaged in a minor dispute.
The source revealed to our correspondent on Sunday that the dispute escalated, and the wife resorted to setting the cop ablaze in a retaliatory attempt.
The Source said, “There is an incident in Iperu. A police constabulary was set on fire by his wife. They argued, and the wife set him on fire. He is currently hospitalised.”
“The victim was quickly taken to the Bolawatife Hospital for medical attention and is currently in a stable condition.
“The suspect, Sarah Ayinde, remains at large, and efforts are underway to apprehend her. The division’s crime branch is conducting further investigations into the matter,” Odutola said.
A similar incident occurred in October 2019, when a policeman attached to the Highway Patrol Team of the Lagos State Police Command committed suicide after shooting his wife dead at the prison barracks on Awolowo Road in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State.
Our correspondent reported at the time that a fight broke out between the couple, which led the policeman to shoot his wife dead with his gun.
After shooting his wife, it was learnt that the policeman also shot himself dead.
