Jilted Husband Set Ablaze In-law’s Home In Bayelsa, Kill Wife’s Mother, Brother

A 37-year old man on Friday threw the Isampou Community of Ekeremor Local Government Council Area of Bayelsa State into confusion following the setting on fire of the home of his In-Laws over the decision of his wife to divorce him.

While the late night fire burnt to death the Mother In-Law, the Brother In-law died later from first degree burns.

LEADERSHIP gathered that the incident, which occurred at about 9pm on Thursday, led to irate mob from Isampou community moving to Ndoro community to carry out a reprisal attack by setting ablaze the family house of the culprit in Bomadi community of Delta State.

It was gathered that the angry husband and his wife were having marital problems and the wife has decided to call off the marriage and return to her mother’s village in Isampou community in Bayelsa State.

According to an Isampou indigene, “Yes I heard about the fire. We gathered that the wife left him some days ago insisting that she does not want to marry him anymore. The wife was living with her husband at Bomadi, Delta state before she left for her mother’s house at Isampou, Bayelsa”

LEADERSHIP gathered that the jilted husband allegedly poured fuel in and around the home of his mother-in-law with the intention of roasting the Wife, who was reported to have planned to sleep in her Mother’s room.

It was gathered that “though the wife had planned to sleep. But changed her mind at the last minute and moved to the house of a friend. It was only her mother and her brother that were in the house during the fire.”

LEADERSHIP also gathered that angry youths from Isampou community stormed the Ndoro community in speed boats with the burnt corpse of the In-laws. The killer husband has however escaped lynching and whereabouts unknown.

SOURCE: thenationonlineng

Buhari: Zuckerberg’s simplicity a challenge to Nigerians’ notorious wealth display

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja commended the Chief Executive Officer and founder of social networking website, Facebook, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, for sharing his wealth of knowledge with Nigerian youth, and inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs.

Receiving the internet entrepreneur at the State House, Abuja, President Buhari said the various meetings held with Nigerian youth since his arrival were most timely as the country was already exploring opportunities to spur development through entrepreneurship.

“Nigeria has always been identified as a country with great potentials for growth, especially with our youthful population, but now we are moving beyond the potentials to reality.

“I am impressed by your simplicity in sharing your knowledge and wealth with those with less income,’’ the president said.

President Buhari noted that the simplicity and magnanimity of the entrepreneur, who is among the world’s richest men, had also challenged the culture of lavish wealth display and impulsive spending that had become peculiar to Nigerians.

“In our culture, we are not used to seeing successful people appear like you. We are not used to seeing successful people jogging and sweating on the streets.

“We are more used to seeing successful people in air-conditioned places. We are happy you are well-off and simple enough to always share,’’ he added.

In his remarks, Zuckerberg said he was impressed by the interest, energy and entrepreneurial spirit displayed by young Nigerians in all the ICT camps that he had visited.

“I was highly impressed by the talent of the youths in the Co-creation Hub in Yaba. I was blown away by their talent and the level of energy that I saw,’’ he said.

Zuckerberg said he was in the country to promote the penetration of “fast and cheap” internet connectivity, Express-wifi, which would help people create online businesses and reduce poverty.

SOURCE: Premiumtimesng