Man has set himself and his lover ablaze in Benue State for refusing his marriage proposal.
Omokoshaban learn that the 40yrs old man, identify as Nicodemus Nomyange, allegedly set himself and his girlfriend, identify as Shininenge Pam, ablaze in Benue after she refuse to accept his marriage proposal.
The incident happen when Nomyange visited his girlfriend’s house on Inikpi Street, in the High-Level area of Makurdi, on Saturday with a gallon of fuel, which he used to set the apartment on fire.
The two lovers died in the inferno.
Neighbor, of Pam who identified herself as Dorry, who speak on the incident, said, “Nomyange was married with children. But he proposed to the young lady, whom he claimed to have invested in.
“But the lady, having sought advice from her friends, told him that he was too old for her and that she preferred to marry a younger man and not a man already with wife and children.”
“It was the man who rented this apartment for her and furnished it to taste.
“Nobody expected what happened because the man did not show any sign of anger. But yesterday (Saturday) around 6.30pm, we saw him with a keg of fuel which we thought was to be used for their generator. As he entered the lady’s house, they locked themselves in,” she added.
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