Adamawa State Police Command has confirmed apprehending a middle-age man, Kuryanga accused of setting his wife, Janet John ablaze, while asleep.
The image maker of the police command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, confirmed the arrest of the accused to NEWS PLATFORM on Sunday, adding that the suspects is being investigated at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Yola.
He assured that the command will ensure that justice is done to the victim who is currently receiving treatment.
Kuryanga of Guyuk town in Guyuk Local Government Area allegedly burnt his estranged ablaze wife on Thursday last week, and eventually joined people in sympathising with her while on her sick bed.
He was alleged to have carried a container with petrol and matches and tiptoed to where she was sleeping within their compound in the dead of night and perpetrated the heinous crime.
The jealous husband poured the petrol on her and struck the matches and took to his heels leaving her in flames, and that it took the prompt intervention of neighbours to put off the fire.
NEWS PLATFORM learnt that the court ended their 7-year old marriage about 3 years ago due to the accused's violent behaviour towards her, and that since then, the man had been threatening her life and those of her suitors.
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