LANDLORD SETS 6 MEN ABLAZE FOR SMOKING INDIAN HEMP

Six boys were set ablaze by a middle-aged man Tuesday night in Ago-
Oko area of Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State, in western Nigeria.
A witness told a correspondent that the victims who were said to be
gamblers were in the compound of the man and despite all the warnings
by the man, urging them to leave, they continued to gamble in the
compound and frequently smoked indian hemp.
Attacked were Saburi Seteolu, Raheem Bello, Tunde Adesanya, Suleiman
Adebesin, Azeez Alabi and Kola Sodehinde.
Confirming the incident to a correspondent today, OgunState Police
Command spokesman, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi said, though,the police were
trying to ascertain the circumstances that led to the incident,
"information available to us is that the suspect had an argument with
the youths before he poured PMS on them in Ago-Okoarea. And I can
confirm to you that he is cooling his heels in our custody now..
"For now, we cannot ascertain other circumstances that led to the
incident but we have the suspect in our custody and we are workinghard
to untie what led to it", he said. Adejobi further stated that the
State Police Commissioner, CP Ikemefuna Okoye, has ordered a
comprehensive investigation into thematter, adding that the suspect
would be charged to court as soon asinvestigation into the matter was
concluded.
Four of the victims have been admitted at the emergency unit of
theState Hospital, IjaiyeAbeokuta while others were taken to
anundisclosed private hospitals around the area.
Source: PMnews