A staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kehinde Fatinoye and his wife, Bukola, were killed in a mysterious fire incident on Sunday shortly after returning from a New Year/Crossover service in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
It was gathered that Bukola was a Principal Confidential Secretary at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB).
Suspected arsonists are believed to have trailed the couple to their private residence before setting the home ablaze.
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of the duo who reside in the Ibara Government Reservation Area of the capital, the Ogun State Police Command spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi said.
According to the police spokesman, the suspected arsonists also kidnapped the victims’ son alongside the housemaid and threw them into a river along the Adigbe-Obada axis of the town.
Speaking further, Abimbola said that investigations to unravel both the immediate and remote causes of the incident have been launched by the police command. He also assured that justice will be served.
The victims were said to have been burnt beyond recognition with their remains later evacuated by policemen and health officials at the scene and taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
Hundreds of symphatizers at the house were seen profusely crying over the sad development.
