Crime

‘My Pastor Said She’s Behind My Predicament’ – Daughter Sets 86-Year-Old Mum On Fire; Dies In Hospital A 45-year-old housewife, identified as Abiodun, nicknamed Iya Sunday, has given the reason for setting her 86-year-old mother ablaze in Ondo town, Ondo State. The suspect said her pastor told her that her mother was behind her predicament. After the ugly incident, the victim reportedly sustained burns from head to toe and is currently on admission at an undisclosed hospital, in the town. Police said the aged woman later died in the hospital. An eyewitness account said that the suspect, who visited her…

Youths Set Ablaze Nigerian Pastor’s Houses Over Alleged ‘Fake Prophecy’ Irate youths in Agharoza village, Iboko community in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, reportedly demolished and set ablaze their kinsman’s houses over alleged fake ‘prophecy’. The youths also burnt his other valuable property and destroyed his yam barn and farms. The youths carried out the dastardly act following a prophecy by a prophet, who is simply identified as Prophet Ubadimma. The youths claimed that according to Ubadimma’s prophecy, the victim was responsible for the backwardness and other misfortunes prevailing the community. An indigene, Nwota Gabriel, told Vanguard that…