Accotding to source, a woman, named Oriyomi Fola, a divorcee known as Iya Corner, operated a beer parlor on the street and had three children.
It was learnt that the engineer, opened the shop for the woman and rented an apartment for her in the Agbado area.
Around 9am on Sunday, Ogundare, reportedly stormed the shop with a gallon of petrol, poured it on Ms Fola and his rival, Akinade Omole, aka Currency, and set them ablaze.
The fire was also said to have spread to Ogundare’s hand while fleeing the scene. It was learnt that Omole and Fola died in a hospital in the community on Monday from the burns.
On hearing of the death of the duo, Ogundare, who had gone into hiding, poisoned himself.
A resident, who gave his name as Femi, told Punch that Ogundare had seen the Highlander Jeep that Omole parked at a filling station metres away from the beer parlour and had trailed him.
Femi said, “The engineer bought fuel in a jerrycan and headed for Iya Corner’s shop. I never thought he had any sinister motive. On getting there, he met Iya Corner and Currency chatting as Currency ate eba.
“He poured the fuel on them and set them abalze. The fire caught him in the hand but he escaped. By the time people assisted Iya Corner and Currency to put out the fire, they had suffered serious burns. Currency’s private parts were affected. They died on Monday.”
An eyewitness, Jacob Oyedeji, said he was about going to bed on the day when he heard some people calling for help.
He said, “I rushed out to know what happened only to see Currency and Iya Corner engulfed in flames. Policemen from the Meiran division came that evening. It was the following day that they were declared dead.”
Another resident, Yusuf Ajibola, said “The engineer knew Currency and Iya Corner were in a relationship. He warned the woman to back out or be ready to forfeit the shop he opened for her, but she refused.
“During the Yuletide, Engineer went to the shop and disrupted it. Currency and the woman got him arrested and he was detained by the police. He felt humiliated because he had spent a lot of money on the woman,” he added.
A shop owner, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the incident is a disgrace to the families of the three parties involved, adding that Currency was supposed to be installed as a chief in his village in Oyo State in a few weeks’ time.
He said, “The two men are married with children. The engineer built a house in the Obadeyi area and three of his children are graduates. I was surprised that he conducted himself in such a manner. The woman’s first child has three children and one of them, Wunmi, recently graduated. She narrowly escaped being consumed by the fire that evening.
“I learnt yesterday (Tuesday) that the engineer took poison and he died. However, a friend just told me today that he was still alive but in a critical condition at a hospital.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Dolapo Badmos, who confirmed the incident, said the police had launched a manhunt for Ogundare.
(Punch )
