Woman Burns Herself To Death Over Failure To Repay N70,000 Loan In Ogun [Video]

A middle-aged woman, known as Mama Dada, has committed suicide over her inability to repay a loan of N70,000 she took from a bank in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

It was gathered that the woman set herself ablaze in her rented apartment located at the Oke-Keesi, Itoko area of Abeokuta on Saturday afternoon.

Witnesses said the woman was burnt beyond recognition and the entire building was also razed down during the unfortunate incident.

Her neighbours said the deceased had borrowed N70,000 from Lapo Microfinance bank popularly known as “Gbomu le lantern”, but got depressed over her inability to repay the loan.

Sources said the woman had sent one of her children to buy her some petrol. She then excused the little boy, locked herself up, wet the room including herself and set the house ablaze.

A neighbour, Rasheed Aina, confirmed that the woman killed herself after she was unable to pay back a loan she took from one of the microfinance banks popularly known as ‘LAPO’.

“Her neighbour told me that the loan was to the tune of N70,000,” Aina said.

The Secretary of the Community Development Association, CDA, simply identified as Babawale, confirmed that the deceased was owing the bank,

He said, “She was owing the ‘Gbomu le lantern’ the sum of N70,000. Because she was unable to meet up with the payment she then sent her last born to buy fuel and also use style to discharge the small boy then she locks herself up inside the room, poured petrol everywhere including herself and set the whole place on fire.”

Her corpse has been deposited at the State General Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta.

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