Internet Fraudster Sets Girlfriend On Fire Over Infidelity

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested an internet fraudster identified as Victor Orji, for allegedly setting his girlfriend, Mariam Alabi, on fire in the Ojo area of the state.

According to a report, Orji after accusing his girlfriend of infidelity poured petrol all over her body and allegedly set her ablaze on Saturday, December 7, 2019.

The incident happened at his residence on the Army Post Service Housing Estate, opposite the Lagos State University, Ojo.

A further report had it residents of the area apprehended him and rushed Alabi to hospital for treatment.

The Spokesperson of the Lagos State police command, Bala Elkana, noted that Alabi died on Sunday due to severe burns she suffered.

Elkana while speaking on the incident stated that Orji who had confessed to the crime noted that he met Alabi through a hook-up and they got into a relationship and on the condition, she promised that she would quit prostitution but went back on her word.

Orji noted that while scrolling through her phone, he saw how his girlfriend spent the night with another man, he noted that this got him angry and he decided to set her fire.

Elkana said, “On Saturday, November 7, 2019, around 11.45 am, operatives of the Iba Police Station arrested one Victor Orji, 19, of G54 Army Post Service Housing Estate, Ojo, Lagos, for setting one Mariam Alabi, 24, ablaze. Orji confessed that he used petrol to set the victim ablaze. Orji, who met the victim, on Thursday, February 28, 2019, through a hook-up, said she moved into his house in March and they had been cohabitating as lovers.”

“Orji, who is seeking admission into a tertiary institution, has been into Internet fraud for the past three years and the N600,000 used in renting the apartment they live in is proceeds of Internet fraud. Orji said he brought the victim into his house on the condition that she would quit prostitution and stick to him alone.”

“However, trouble started on Thursday when she left home to fix her hair and did not return until the following day. She equally left the house on Friday on the pretext of visiting her father, but ended up seeing another man. Orji got to know this while scrolling through her phone on Saturday. He saw her chats, video calls and the naked pictures that she sent to the client she spent the night with. So, he became angry and used the petrol he kept for his generator to set her ablaze.”

“A team of detectives visited the scene. Alabi was taken to the Igando General Hospital, where she was admitted but died in the early hours of Sunday, December 8, 2019. The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has directed the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba. The suspect will be charged for murder.”