Muritala Afolabi, an inhabitant of Iree in the Osun State, lit himself on fire on Friday and suffered severe injuries.
Nevertheless, Muritala was saved by a few others who overheard his cries as his corpse was being consumed by fire. He was admitted after being taken by ambulance to a private hospital in Iree.infomation guide nigeria
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaThe vulcaniser Muritala, who spoke to PUNCH Metro on Sunday from his sick bed, claimed he chose suicide because his wife had tortured him emotionally and had been a source of anguish. The 30-year-old artisan said that after being married in July 2022, his wife started assaulting him and making life tough for him.
He said, “I just thought of ending it. That Friday, I went into a filing station, bought fuel and went to a forest behind Baptist High School, Iree, and set myself ablaze.jamb result
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“I thought of what I was passing through and it made me to decide to end my life. Poverty and repeated curses of my wife made me to lose hope. I married the woman just in July this year.
“Some people heard me when fire was burning my body and rushed to the scene. They rescued me and brought me to hospital.”
When contacted by our correspondent on the phone, Muritala’s wife, Ifedolapo, denied cursing him.
She said, “I don’t know why he decided to kill himself. I am his wife. I am yet to have any child for him.”
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