A 24-year-old man, identified as Arinze Igbonakwu, has allegedly set ablaze his 18-year-old ex-girlfriend, her newborn baby, and three others over paternity fraud in Ogun State.
The unfortunate incident which occurred on Tuesday morning, September 5, 2023 in Okun Owa, Odogbolu LGA of the state, has left everyone in shock.
The story goes that Esther and Arinze were dating when she fell pregnant. Arinze took care of her and bore all the financial responsibility until she gave birth sometime last month. It was gathered that Arinze paid all the hospital bills.
However, a few days after she was discharged from the hospital , another guy, named Seun, surfaced and laid claim to the child. While, they were trying to resolve the issue, Esther packed her bags and moved in with Seun. She also confirmed Seun is the biological father of her child.
According to reports, the Police waded into the matter. Arinze demanded the sum of N300k as compensation but Seun said he will only pay N150k and that he was going to pay it in installment, N20k monthly. But apparently, Arinze wasn’t happy with the arrangement. He started threatening to kill the girl.
It was further stated that Esther went to sleep at her neighbor’s room with the baby on Tuesday because Seun wasn’t home and she was scared that Arinze might break in to harm her.
Unkown to them, Arinze broke into the neighbor’s apartment and poured about 10 litres of petrol on Esther, the newborn baby, the neighbor and her two children and set them ablaze.
They were rushed to Babcock hospital in Iisan and later transferred to Gbobi hospital in Lagos.
The newborn baby died on the spot, while Esther died this morning at the hospital. The neighbor and her two children are currently battling for their lives. They are said to be in critical conditions while the suspect is currently on the run.