A 45-year-old woman, identified as Abiodun, has set her 86-year-old mother ablaze in Ondo City, Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The incident occurred at Surulere, an area opposite Anglican Cathedral Church in the Ondo West local government area of the state on Friday, June 14, 2024.
Abiodun, popularly called ‘Iya Sunday’, was said to have set her mother ablaze after pouring petrol on her because she was allegedly behind her predicament.
The suspect, Abiodun, while speaking on the incident confirmed she set her mother on fire and did the act intentionally because she was told that her mother was behind her predicament.
“I went to my mother’s house around 4 am and sat outside. When it was 5 am, I called out my mother from the house. Immediately after she came out, not knowing what was happening, I poured petrol on her body and set her on fire.
“It all started when I went to one pastor for prayers, and he told me that my mother was behind what was happening to me. I did not believe it at first. My mother also took me somewhere to see a woman. After my mother left, the woman also said the same thing.
“I burnt my mother because of what I heard from the pastor and the woman, that I can only be free from bondage when my mother is dead,” the witness said.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of Ondo State Police Command, SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, informed that the victim died on Saturday.
She disclosed that since the woman died while receiving treatment at the hospital, the suspect would be charged with murder.
