Man who set girlfriend ablaze in Port Harcourt to die by hanging

A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Monday, sentenced one Azubuike Ogonor to death by hanging for killing his girlfriend, Blessing Iyumame.

Ogonor (the convict) was found guilty of setting his girlfriend ablaze after pouring petrol on her body.

According to the judge, the convict committed the crime by pouring petrol on the victim and using matches to set her girlfriend on fire after pouring petrol on her.