Posted on: 05:00 Sun, 10 Jan 2016



A 22-year-old man in Omu-Aran,
Kwara, Sola Akangbe, died in the early
hours of Saturday following wounds
from a fire allegedly set on him by his
biological father, Kehinde.

The deceased, a wheelbarrow pusher,
was said to have suffered high degree
burns and was confirmed dead by
doctors at Ajisafe Hospital, Omu-Aran,
where he was rushed to by the police
on Friday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
gathered that doctors at the hospital
battled to save his life as the fire
affected most parts of his body.

The deceased was said to have been
accused of stealing an undisclosed
amount of money from some roadside
beggars on Friday and was
apprehended and handed over to his
father.

The father, a commercial driver,
allegedly drove his son to a nearby
bush on Omu-Aran-Isanlu-Isin road,
tied his hands and legs before setting
him ablaze.

Sola, who was still alive when he was
rescued, told his rescuers that his father
was responsible for the act.