I remember few years back when myself and some friends were deliberating on who has a greater jealousy between a man and a woman.From all indications and reports we have been receiving for months,it is clear that a man`s jealousy can be deadly and brutal.
How would you explain this wicked act from Mr. Kehinde Adesamuye, 39,who set his lover on fire because he was angry and jealous over her relationship with other men.35-year-old Janet Udegba narrated how her live-in lover poured fuel on her and set her ablaze in Ikotun area of Lagos State.
She said she was at the Junction where she does her business of selling cooked Indomie before kehinde came that night, poured petrol on her and lit it with fire.
Janet however says Nigerians should not let kehinde go scot free with what he has done to her. Janet narrates how it all started
‘’My husband has always been jealous. He used to beat me every time, under any guise and excuse.
I’ve
tried several times to leave him, but he always threatens to harm me. I
stayed with him because I was afraid of him and my life. He always told
me that I could never escape from him, except I leave Lagos State.
Anytime I said I was leaving him, he would say, no problem, but that he
would do something to me which I would not forget. Now, see what he had
done to me. He wanted to kill me.
“I
used to sell indomie at Ikotun round about. There are other men and
women selling there too. We’re all friends. Last two weeks Friday, one
of the traders had a baby. We went for the naming ceremony. Kehinde was
there with me. One of the traders gave me a drink; I just took a sip
because I was in my flow.
“That
was how it all started. He said I was kissing another man in his
presence. He said that I sipped from the bottle that the man drank from.
Right there, he started threatening that he was going to deal with me
when we get home.
To
be on the safe side, I called my younger sister, telling her that I
might come over to spend the night at her place. I didn’t want him to
beat me. When we got home, he cursed, abused and said all sort of
things, but I didn’t respond or reply because I didn’t want him to
pounce on me. This behaviour continued till Saturday. He even kicked off
the bed, but I didn’t mind. I slept on the floor.
When
I woke up on Sunday, he had gone out. I rushed to take my bath because I
wanted to leave the house before he came back. But he suddenly came
back, and started beating me for no reason. He beat so much that I
thought he was going to kill me. It was due to the intervention of our
landlord that he left me. After that beating, I moved in with my younger
sister.”
Government
should make sure Kehinde pays for what he did to me. I am an orphan. I
have no father or mother. I sell Indomie to live. Now, I’ve spent all my
money. In fact, I need help she said.
For
reasons best known to Kehinde, he started sending friends to Janet’s
shop, to beg on his behalf. He wanted her to forgive him and come back.
But she refused. Last week Tuesday, Kehinde came to the shop with
another friend to beg once more, but Janet told him that she was through
with the relationship. Fuming, Kehinde jumped up from his seat, told
her that he had nothing against her leaving, but that he was going to
deal with her. He made good the threat by dousing her.
The following day, Kehinde was arrested by policemen as he was strolling along the streets of Ikotun.
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