Ojo Daniyan has roasted his wife, Dorcas alive in Akure, Ondo State.

One of their five children, said that their father had disagreement on proceed from a land sale of N900,000.

Police sources said; “One of the daughters has given statement to the police on how their father had a heated argument with their mother over proceed on a land.”

“She said that their father bought petrol during the day and kept it inside the room.”

“One of the children of the man stated that her father brought petrol to the house and ordered them out that he wanted to clean the room after their mother was fast asleep inside the room.”

“The suspect later sprayed the room where the victim slept with petrol at about 11 pm and set it on fire.”

“It was one of the neighbours who noticed the fire outbreak while the woman was screaming for help while her husband did not call for help.”

Eyewitness account had it that the suspect allowed his wife to go to bed and wet her with petrol and burn the woman, who later raised the alarm to attract help.

“It happened in the middle of the night and the woman was screaming inside the fire. Nobody could enter to save her the smoke was everywhere it was a terrible thing.”

“When I came out, I saw her body badly burnt and she was calling for help while her husband took to his heels but the neighbours rushed her to hospital where she was later referred to Federal Medical Centre FMC, Owo.”

“The woman eventually gave up a few days after she was admitted at the hospital, due to the degree of the burns. The incident was reported at the police station while detectives from the state command swung into action and the suspect was apprehended”