Woman sets lover on fire for calling off relationship in Gboko, Benue State

A yet-to-be-identified lady has reportedly set her boyfriend ablaze in his house in Gboko town, in the Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State.

The suspect, who is at large, was said to have taken the decision after the boyfriend, identified only as Jude, ended their relationship.

This is coming barely three weeks after a married man set himself and his girlfriend ablaze in Makurdi, killing both of them, after the lady ended the relationship to enable her to marry a man of her choice.

It was leant that the two love-birds had been in a Sweet romance relationship for some time until Jude decided to end it.

A resident, who gave his name as Ben, claimed that Jude ended the relationship because of the girlfriend’s attitude and hatred for his mother.

This, however, did not go down well with the girlfriend.

Ben also explained that the girl, after setting the victim’s house on fire, padlocked the door from outside, jumped on a waiting motorcycle outside the compound and took off to an unknown destination.

  He said, “The two love-birds had a heated argument earlier that day, when Jude asked her to pack out of his house.

“He thought that he had heard the last of it, but he was wrong. About 1.30am, the girlfriend returned to the compound with three men. They tore open the window nets and started pouring a substance suspected to be petrol into the room through the window.”

Ben said the victim was receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Gboko.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene, who confirmed the report, said the police had launched a manhunt for the fleeing suspect.