A bizarre incident has seen a jealous lover set his girlfriend’s house ablaze.
Daily Post reports that the 40-year-old jealous lover, identified as Etifa Obukulubu, on Saturday, in Igbogene area of Yenagoa Local Government Area, the Bayelsa State capital, allegedly set ablaze the home of his girlfriend over cheating suspicions.
Those burnt in the fire were a pastor working with the New Baptist Church and a female assistant.
Some residents claimed the burnt house was owned by the targeted girl’s family, while others claimed it was rented by the deceased Pastor.
It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 3 am on Saturday, leading to pandemonium as attempts to rescue those inside the building failed.
According to eyewitnesses, the exit door was jammed from outside when the targeted girlfriend, identified as Wilberforce, reportedly vacated her home for the deceased pastor and his assistant who came from outside the state on an evangelical mission.
Residents of Igbogene Community told Daily Post, that the suspect, who is a commercial driver, had waited for his girlfriend to come home, “but maybe on sighting her with a man and another girl, he got angry and set the home ablaze.
“He waited for them to enter the house. And used fuel to set fire around the house. But he did not know that his girlfriend had left gone to sleep with another friend.”
Another resident, who described the suspect as a loner, said the incident shocked everyone in the area, “the lovers were staying three houses apart and no one suspected they were dating.
“It is unfortunate that the pastor and his assistant died in the fire. I was told the pastor was invited to preach in Yenagoa and the estranged girlfriend offered her home for them to sleep so for them to leave early.”
The Spokesman to the Bayelsa Police Command confirmed the incident and said an investigation is ongoing.
