‘Why I wanted to kill my mother’
A 45-year old woman simply identified as Abiodun and popularly called “Iya Sunday,” has said that she moved to kill her 86 years old mother because of what a Pastor told her.
Abiodun set her mother ablaze last Friday after pouring petrol on her.
It was neighbours that rushed to save her mother but she was badly burnt.
Abiodun was reportedly old by a yet to be identified Pastor that she would be free from a spiritual bondage after the death of her mother.
The incident happened at Surulere, opposite Anglican Cathedral Church in Ondo West local government area of Ondo State.
Mr. Sola Oladele who joined to rescue the victim said the suspect came to her mother’s house in the early hours of Friday.
According to him, “What happened between them before the incident we don’t know, but the suspect has been arrested by police at the Enu-Owa division for further investigation.”
But Abiodun explained that her action was because she was told that her mother was behind her sufferings.
She said, “I went to my mother’s house around 4 a.m. and sat outside. When it was 5 a.m., I called out my mother from the house. Immediately after she came out, not knowing what was happening, I poured petrol on her body and set her on fire.
“What started it is that I went to one Pastor for prayer, and he told me that my mother is behind what is happening to me. I did not believe it at first. My mother also took me somewhere to see one woman. After my mother left, the woman also said the same thing.
“I burnt my mother because of what I heard from the pastor and the woman, that I can only be free from bondage when my mother is dead.”
Police said the case would be transferred to the Police headquarters in Akure for further investigation.
