Mrs Chinyere Magella Ogudoro and her younger brother, Ifeanyi were said to have died at their residence in Lagos after the husband of the woman , Benjamin Ogudoro, poured petrol on them and set them alight just hours after the woman returned from Scotland on March 31,2022.
Those in the know say the woman who resided in Scotland rushed back to Nigeria when she got wind of attempts by the husband to sell the house she built .
A post on Facebook gave the detail of what happened
“ She relocated to Scotland less than 4years ago. She returned to Lagos yesterday by 8am. Her younger brother picked her up from the airport and drove her to the house.
Her husband, Benjamin, from Ngor Okpalla LGA in Imo State, returned and incinerated the mother-of-four and the brother around 3am. The suspect told his sister to inform the family that the house caught fire and he escaped. Before Chinyere’s brother passed on, he explained all that transpired.”
Ifeanyi Narration Before He died from the Burns
“my sister and I were sleeping when her husband came in late, banging on the door. We had a little misunderstanding as he accused me of locking him outside. I told him I didn’t that I only used the key lock and that besides, he could have opened it since he had his keys with him.
He kept shouting that I locked him out. He insulted me and my sister. But we kept quiet. He left the room, only to return when we had fallen asleep. He poured petrol on us, lit a match, and went out.
We were burning . I managed to escape but couldn’t save my sister. I was fortunate enough to survive”.
Shortly after he got to the hospital he also died
The Lagos State Police Command said it has apprehended the Suspect who fled after the fire had destroyed the house and badly burnt the two victims . Benjamin Hundeyin , the Command spokesman while confirming the incident and arrest of ogudoro said he has been moved to State Criminal Investigations Department, SCID, Yaba, on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, for further investigation.
