New Year Tragedy: Arsonist Invades Ogun Couple House, Kidnapped Son And Maid

A couple resident of Government Reservation Area (GRA), Ibara in Abeokuta Ogun State Capital has been killed in a mysterious fire, shortly after returning from a cross over New Year church service, an incident suspected to be the handiwork of arsonists.

Reports has it that, the suspected arsonists believed to have trailed the couple to their private residence before setting the home ablaze, were also reported to have whisked away the son of the victims, whose whereabout remain unknown as at the time of filing this report.

The family source at the residence of the deceased told an online news platform based in the state that, the suspected arsonists were reported to have kidnapped the son alongside the housemaid, and threw them into a river along Adigbe-Obada axis of the town.

It was also gathered that the husband, Kehinde Fatinoye was a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), while the wife, Bukola before her gruesome death was a staff of the Federal University of Agriculture (FUNNAB), Abeokuta.

The victims were burnt beyond recognition with their remains later packed by policemen and other health officials at the scene, and drove to the hospital in an ambulance, while hundreds of symphatizers at the house were seen profusely crying over the sad development.

Reports has it that number of church colleagues of the couple who rushed to the house shortly after the spread of the news, confirmed that they held the crossover service together at a church located in Okejigbo area of Abeokuta.The symphatizers from the church said they could not believe their ears on hearing the ugly development, saying they suspect that the arsonists might have trailed the couple to their home to carry out the callous crime

Impeccable sources claimed that a cousin of the late Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) official, Ambrose Somide who was crying profusely while speaking with journalist confirmed the sad incident, lamenting over the loss.The deceased cousin, who is the Managing Director Radio Services of Daar Communications could not control his emotion over the sad loss of the couple, stressing that he could not explain what might be behind the development.

The Ogun State Police Command was yet to make any official statement over the sad development, while frantic efforts to get reactions of the Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi was yet to yield result as at the time of this report