A 47-year-old vulcaniser, Saheed has been arrested for setting his girlfriend, Esther, on fire during a heated argument.
It has been gathered that the suspect poured petrol on the victim and set her on fire with a lighter.
But the suspect has denied the allegation, expressing his love for the victim and saying that the fire resulted from the cigarette he was trying to lighten.
He claimed that petrol from the bottle he put in his armpit had dripped on his girlfriend’s dress when they struggled with each other while he was trying to stop her from drinking alcohol.
His 32–year-old girlfriend is currently in the National Hospital, Abuja, battling for life with the severe burns she suffered from the fire.
