Drug addict sets mother ablaze in Niger
Suspected drug addict, Mr Steven Jiya, has set his mother Mrs Comfort ablaze in Minna, Niger State capital, after several failed attempts to kill her.
Mrs Comfort, a former Principal at the Maryam Babangida Science College Minna, also owns a private school, where her son, Steven is the manager.
Eyewitness account claims that Steve poured petrol on his mother while she was in the kitchen cooking in her residence behind the Total Filling Station in Durulsalam area of Kpakungu in Minna.
A relative of the deceased said she died at about 3 pm on Friday at the Minna General Hospital where she was admitted.
The relative also said Steven has been a drug addict for a long time and was under the influence of drugs when he committed the act.
The suspect has been arrested.
