CRUELTY: Man Sets House On Fire With Mom Inside In Lagos (PHOTO)

Yesterday Lagos Police were on the
trail of a man who allegedly burnt his
87-year-old mother to death in their
Adekunle Yaba residence in Lagos.
The fleeing assailant, 45-year-old
Bamidele Bakare, was alleged to have
set the building located on 16, Ishola
Street ablaze in the early hours of
Monday.
An eyewitnesses said before the building
was set ablaze, Bamidele evacuated his
five children and property from one of
the rooms he occupied.
While the building which comprises eight
rooms was on fire, occupants who were
jolted from sleep reportedly scrambled
out of their respective apartments for
safety.
Two of them who attempted to rescue
the octogenarian, Folorunsho Bakare,
who was fast asleep were prevented by
Bamidele, who threatened to set them
ablaze too if they dared.
Elder brother to the alleged assailant, Mr
Olu Bakare, who reportedly rushed down
from Jos, the Plateau State capital where
he resides, expressed shock that his
sibling could send their mother to her
grave in such manner.
The brother said: "As if the death of our
mother was not enough, my brother
buried her charred remains without my
consent."
Bakare said the burnt building was
owned by him, adding that things fell
apart between him and his younger
brother after the latter allegedly stole
documents of some of his property
located in Jos and Lagos.
Bakare said: "I took him to court and
that was the beginning of his rift with
me. I believe he set my mother on fire
because of that. But what has that got to
do with my 87-year-old mother?
"When I heard the news, I took the next
available vehicle to Lagos. I reported the
matter to the Adekunle Police division,
from where the Divisional Crime Officer
and Inspector Crime followed me to
ascertain the claim.
"I was also asked to get two persons
who saw when he was setting the
building ablaze. I did and they attested
to it.
"They said when they wanted to rescue
my mother, Bamidele told them to leave
her to die, saying after all, she was his
mother and that he was capable of
burying her. After setting the building
ablaze, he disappeared with his
children."
However, police sources said efforts
were on to arrest fleeing Bamidele.