MAN SETS HIMSELF ABLAZE AFTER BUTCHERING HIS WIFE
A man identified only as Ejike committed suicide yesterday in Abia State, setting himself on fire after butchered his wife.
According to reports,the man, had a misunderstanding with his wife so he used a machete to hack her in Ezere, in the Isiukwuato local government area of Abia state.
Residents were said to have rescued Ejike’s wife during the attack and rushed her to the hospital where she is currently in critical condition.
Meanwhile, Ejike, fearing that his wife may not survive the attack, went into his car where there was a container of fuel, poured it on himself after a moment of sitting there deep in thought, and set himself on fire with a match.
Efforts by passersby to douse the flames and rescue him were unsuccessful.
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