Jilted Lover Arraigned for Alleged Arson

A man, Sunday Ishiaku, has been arraigned before the Magistrate’s, Court, sitting in Ijeshatedo, Surulere, Lagos, for attempting to set his lover's apartment ablaze because she refused to have sex with him.

It was gathered that Ishiaku allegedly carried a litre of petrol to the apartment of Kadijat Saga, a Togolese, where he poured it in the room to burn her property.

It was gathered that the neighbours intervened and handed him over to the police, even as Ishiaku claimed that Saga has been collecting money and had refused to have sex with him since they met three years ago.

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Ishiaku said he knew Saga in Togo before she came to Nigeria. He said they were customers dealing on medical supplements before their relationship became intimate.

He stated that he has been assisting her and even met the family demands but that Saga refuses to have sex with him.

"When her mother was sick, I gave her money for the treatment and after returning to Nigeria, refused to show appreciation for the assistance," he lamented.

He, however, denied that he tried to set her room ablaze, saying it was mere allegation.

Ishiaku was charged with conduct likely to cause breach of public peace and attempted arson under the Criminal Code.
He pleaded not guilty.

Speaking, Saga said she did not consider Ishiaku as her lover, noting that they were only friends.

She said she was surprised when neighbours called that Isiaku wanted to set her room on fire.