A jilted man, Sunday Ishiaku has been arrested by the police and charged
before Ijeshatedo court for allegedly attempting to set his lover’s
apartment ablaze for refusing to have sex with him for three years of
their relationship in Lagos state, Western Nigeria. The Borno state born
Ishiaku allegedly carried a small keg of petrol and went to the
apartment of Kadijat Saga a Togolese woman where he allegedly poured
petrol in room to burn her property before he was prevented by the
neighbours who saw him...
They intervened after he broke into the apartment. They restrained him
before handing him over to the police. The incident happened at 14
Bamishile street, Idi-Araba where Saga lives alone. An infuriated
Ishiaku claimed that Saga has been collecting his money and had refuse
him sex since they met three years ago.Narrating what happened, Ishiaku
said that he knew Saga in Togo before she came to Nigeria. He said
initially, they were customers dealing on medical supplements before
their relationship became intimate.
He said he had being assisting her both with her business and family
demands but despite that Saga did allow him to have sex with her.“When
her mother was sick, I gave her some money to go to her country and I
also gave her money for treatment and when she returned she did not
appreciate what I did to assist her and her mother.”He however denied
that he wanted to set her room on fire and said it was a mere allegation
that she wanted to use to get back at him.
He said when the matter first came up, they went to Seriki Idi-Araba who
asked him to forget the money he spent on her and go his way, which he
agreed.He narrated that the police and Saga after detaining him for
three days in the cell at Itire division, still charged him to
court.Saga on her own said she did not consider Ishiaku as her lover,
noting that, they were just friends. She said she was surprised when her
neighbours called and told her that Isiaku broke her door and wanted to
set her room on fire.She said she rushed back home and saw what
happened before going to the police.Ishiaku was charged before
Ijeshatedo Magistrate’s court with conduct likely to cause breach of
public peace and attempted arson under the Criminal Code.He pleaded not
guilty.The complainant informed the court that she wanted to settle the
matter out of the court.
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