The Ondo State Police Command has paraded a 64-year-old man, Joseph Ojo who set his five stepchildren ablaze in his residence in the state last Saturday.
Speaking during his parade at the state Police headquarters, the suspect said his action was due to anger and violence, saying the children joined their mother to beat him during a misunderstanding.
Ojo said their mother always starved him after giving her money to make food as well as instigating her five children against him.
He added that his wife failed to prepare food for him which resulted in a misunderstanding and the children took turns attacking him.
Ojo, who said he was not happy with the development, noted that he took fuel from the sawer of his machine which he used in setting the children’s room ablaze.
He disclosed had married three wives before marrying the mother of the five children.
He said one of her wives died some years ago and the remaining left him after a minor misunderstanding.
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Ojo, who said he had 10 children in his previous marriage, denied strangulating his first wife.
Speaking during the parade, the Police spokesperson, Funmi Odunlami, said three of the children had died due to the injuries sustained from the burns and the remaining two are on the danger list.
Odunlami disclosed that Ojo kept his 18-month twins in another room before setting the five step-children ablaze.
According to the Police image-maker, their mother also sustained an injury while trying to rescue her children
She said Ojo told police interrogators that he gave his wife N600 but he was not given any food the night he carried out the act, saying this act infuriated him to set the children on fire.
She said the suspect would soon be charged in court.
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