A man has been arrested following the gruesome murder of his wife and brother in-law shortly after she returned to Lagos from Scotland.
The suspect Benjamin Nkemakolam Ogudoro, from Ngor Okpalla LGA in Imo State, returned to their home in Lagos, he allegedly set his wife and her brother, who is an only son, ablaze.
The victims identified as Chinyere Ogudoro, a mother-of-four who tragically passed on along side her only brother. It has been reported that the victims said Mr Benjamin attacked them by setting them ablaze and fled.
Mr Benjamin denied the allegation by saying it was an accident and he fled for his life.
The family of the deceased said Benjamin and Chinyere initially separated after he fought her with a machete but they later reconciled.
Benjamin also had a quarrel with his wife over a house she bought. He tried to sell the house but was surprised to see that his name was not on the documents of his wife’s property. This angered him and he sent her death threats.
He followed through on his threats when she returned to Nigeria.The bodies of Chinyere and her only brother have been deposited in the morgue.
The police have now arrested Benjamin.
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