The eighteen-year-old girl has set her boyfriend ablaze in the early hours of Monday.
The incident which is the third in the last four months, occurred around 2 am at ZakiBiam street in Wadata suburb of Makurdi metropolis.
Neighbours were alerted to the scene after the victim raised the alarm.
The loud scream by the victim attracted people who quickly moved in to rescue the young man who reportedly sustained a serious degree of burns and has been taken to the Federal Medical Center (FMC) in Makurdi for medical attention.
Although, at the time of this report, it was not yet clear the reason why the girl set her boyfriend ablaze, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Benue Command, DSP Catherine Anene who confirmed the incident said she was already in police custody.
Anene said the 18-year-old teenage girl poured petrol around the victim’s one-room apartment before setting it on fire.
“We don’t know yet why she did that. We are yet to question her but I can confirm that she has been arrested and just brought to our custody.
“The incident happened about 2:00am today (Monday) at ZakiBiam street in Wadata. We will let you know further details,” the PPRO said.
Also, in November of 2020 in Gboko, a lady reportedly set his estranged lover ablaze after he called the relationship quits on the grounds that the lady was disrespectful to his mother.
