Tragedy
struck in the ancient city of Kano on Monday when a newly wedded woman set her
husband and herself ablaze in Kano over alleged infidelity.
The woman
was said to have lit a petrol keg in their No 54 Middle Road residence in the Sabon
Gari area of the city, which exploded, engulfing herself and the husband.
The husband,
who did not die on the spot, was rushed to a nearby hospital for medical
attention where later died, after suffering severe burns from the fire.
It was
learnt that the woman, accused her husband of infidelity, shortly after she
heard a conversation of her husband with an unidentified lady over the
telephone.
She
reportedly got angry and lit a keg of petrol within reach, which eventually
exploded and engulfed their home at about 12am on Tuesday.
An
eyewitness disclosed to our correspondent that the wife, who was burnt beyond
recognition, died at the scene of the incident, while her husband also died at
an undisclosed hospital, where he was rushed to after receiving first aid at
Fortress Hospital at Sarki Yaki within the metropolis.
However,
another eyewitness, Mr. Emmanuel Okorie, who simply identified the late husband
as Emeka, disclosing that the couple hailed from Anambra State.
He said the
late couple got married about five weeks ago.
He said the
woman whose pregnancy should be about seven - months - old, joined the husband
in Kano three weeks later.
Okorie, who
could not establish, whether it was the alleged telephone conversation that led
to the unresolved dispute, however, told our correspondent that Emeka confided
in him that his mother imposed the woman on him.
When
contacted, spokesperson for the Kano State Police Command, DSP Musa Magaji
Majiya, said crack detectives from the Command had commenced an investigation
to unravel the cause of the dispute.
Meanwhile,
policemen from Nomansland Division had since deposited the remains of the
couple at an undisclosed mortuary
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