An old woman, identified as Iforiti, has reportedly set ablaze Victor –her son, Racheal –the son’s wife, and their two kids in Aponmu, Ondo state.
Funmilayo Odunlami, the Ondo police public relations officer, confirmed the incident on Tuesday.
The incident, which happened during the weekend, has been reported to the criminal investigation and intelligence department (SCIID) of the Ondo police command.
Iforiti, who is said to be living with her son and his family, allegedly set the house ablaze while the family was asleep.
Kolade Micheal, an eyewitness, said the son, one child, and the wife gave up the ghost on Sunday after being rushed to the federal medical center (FMC) in Owo while the last child is in critical condition.
“I saw the house on fire around 2:00 am at the weekend and had to break the window to rescue everyone in the house. The woman, her son, Victor Oloro; wife, Rachael; and children, Toluwani and Blessing, were all in the house when the woman set it on fire. She got some dry palm fronds and the little petrol her son kept in a gallon (for generator), spread it around the house, and then put fire to it,” the eyewitness told ThisDay.
“When we got Akure (UNIMEDTH annex), the doctors and nurses rejected the patients, saying they cannot take care of them due to the degree of the burn, and advised that we take them to the Federal Medical Center in Owo. Unfortunately, we lost the last grandchild, who was just two and a half years old, and immediately we got to Owo. On Sunday, the son and his wife gave up the ghost while the only grandchild left is in critical condition.
“The children could not send the woman out of the house when she started behaving strangely because it was built by her late husband. Iforiti who now stays alone in the burnt house confessed she burnt her son and his family because they were starving her.”