The woman who was set ablaze in an apartment in Ikorodu by her husband was preparing for the burial of her own mother, according to her friend.
The woman, identified as Ebere, succumbed to the severe burns she sustained from the fire incident barely a week later.
Ebere’s friend, SisyCaro Omojevwe Kodo, disclosed this in a tribute she paid her departed friend in a Facebook post.
According to her, Ebere’s husband was a jealous lover, who policed her movement and forbade her to use social media.
According to Omojevwe, Ebere had travelled to the village for her mother’s burial preparations and returned home without most of her belongings.
When her husband asked why she didn’t return with her luggage, the deceased explained that she planned to travel again soon so did not think it necessary to bring her belongings back with her.
SisyCaro said Ebere’s response did not go down well with the husband and an argument ensued. The husband was said to have locked her inside the apartment and set it ablaze.
Read SisyCaro’s post below:
“I will keep on saying it. When u find urself in an abusive relationship, pls walk away.”
“Ebere, the very first time we met at Asolo where I came to buy food items, I was talking and having chats with those market women. The vibes was so high and u stood watching me asking people who (am I)?
“Yes mummy Amaka said that’s Sisi Caro for u ooooooo she’s got a free spirit, that I come to the market gist with them buy market and do faaaajii and walk away and immediately u said hello and that was all. We became friends and exchanged digits.
“Ebere u are big as in,kaiiiii u are big oooooo, we nickname u Orobo, full of vibes always asking of me but the day we met again at the market we spoke at length and I discovered ur husband is a jealous lover because u said he restricted u from (being) on any social media handle, he just wanted u alone to himself.
“To the extent u cant just pick calls anyhow he must question u who was that etc, well I want to believe u have ur reasons for staying in such relationship despite all (that’s) happening in (this) world we are.
“Even when I lost my father I heard u visited the market and u were informed and felt for me saying u (needed) to come to see me because even u yourself just got back from P/H where you went to check on ur mum, who was and still is in d mortuary and I heard ur husband asked u why don’t u come with back with ur luggages u travelled with and ur response was since u will soon go back, there was (no) need carrying bags to and fro.
“That was all ur husband just went out came back poured u petrol and set u ablaze. Just like that. I learnt u died exactly a week ago. Hearing (this) tonight disorganised me bajebaje.
“Kaiiiiii Ebere and for ur husband, I learnt he is in LUTH partly burnt as well. Oga husband what’s ur gain now if am to ask? #justiceforebere”
