A 52-year-old daughter has reportedly set her 85 -year-old father and 80-year-old mother on fire in Lagos state.
The incident was said to have happened on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at City Gate Estate in the Lusada area of Okokomaiko, along the Lagos – Badagry Expressway.
It was gathered that 52-year-old Aleremolen Izokpu sedated her parents 85-year-old Pa Michael Izokou and his wife, 80-year-old Priscilla.
The old man was pronounced dead at the hospital where they were rushed to, while the wife has remained unconscious.
The spokesperson of Lagos state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident saying the suspect who fled from the scene of the incident was said to have set her two sleeping parents ablaze.
He added that one of the siblings of the suspect, Akugbe Izokou reported the matter to the police after being informed on the telephone by one of his younger sisters.
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Hundeyin a Superintendent of Police said; “Information received from the DPO Okokomaiko division has it that on 01/12/22 at about 09:00 hours someone reported at the station that on 30/11/22 at about 15:00 hours that he received a phone call from his younger sister, one Osemudiame Izokpu that their elder sister named Aleromolen, aged 52 allegedly drugged their parents, one Micheal Izokou, 85 years and Priscilla Izokpu, 80 years and set them ablaze while they were asleep.
“The scene was visited by detectives. The hospital was also visited where the injured victim and the corpse were inspected, photographs taken and the corpse deposited at the Badagry Hospital morgue.
Hundeyin also stated that efforts have been intensified to arrest the fleeing suspect.
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