Operatives of the Abia State Police Command have arrested a 40 year-old man for allegedly setting his house on fire in Asa Umudim community of Osisioma LGA of the state, resulting in the death of one of his daughters.
Also, the wife of the suspect and two other children are battling for survival in a hospital following the attack.
The suspect, whose identity has not been released by security agencies, was said to have doused his house with inflammable substance before igniting the compound, on the allegation that his wife was engaging in extra-marital affairs.
The suspect was also said to have accused the wife of regularly picking phone calls of people he suspected to be her boyfriends.
While one of the daughters of the man died inside the razed house, doctors are battling to save the life of the wife and
the other children.
A community source told newsmen that angry villagers were about lynching the suspect before the arrival of the Police who arrested the man.
The body of the daughter of the suspect who died in the attack has been deposited in a mortuary.
The Abia State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka confirmed the incident, saying, :“Yes, the police are aware. Investigation is ongoing.”
