The suspected arsonist, Deji Adenuga, who killed eight members of his girlfriend’s family in Igbodigo community of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State,said he killed them because her girlfriend, Titi Saanumi, terminated her four-month-old pregnancy without his consent after investing on her and her family.
Adenuga who was paraded at the State Police headquarters in Akure, Ondo State said capital, was one of the ex-convicts who escaped from Olokuta Prison, Akure, after a jailbreak in 2013.
It was also learnt that in 2003 he killed his first wife after she allegedly went away with a sum of N450,000 belonging to him.
Speaking why he killed Titi’s family the Erinje born arsonist said apart from terminating the pregnancy, he said her lover and one of her sisters, Jumoke, had been duping him almost from the time the relationship started.
According to him, he was provoked and pushed to the wall to commit the crime because Jumoke had been using her sister, Titi, to extort money from him each time they had a misunderstanding.
He said, “each time we had any misunderstanding, she will move to her sister’s place until I can provide money and settle the sister and my wife before allowing her to return to the house.
“I was angry because she aborted my four-month-old pregnancy and failed to return my money to me. The money was N55,000
“Her mother made several efforts to intervene but she refused. It was her sister, Jumoke, whose house I set ablaze, that was behind the whole issue. It was the house of her husband.”
He explained that Jumoke’s husband had been on sick bed for a long time with stroke and they used his money to finance the upkeep of the two homes, saying “I would buy food in the house, my wife would take it to her sister’s house.”
He said: “We lived together in my house. We started our relationship last year. She has no issue for me. The pregnancy was about four months and she aborted the pregnancy.
“I asked her to return my money to me if she was no longer going to marry me. She refused. That’s what caused the fight and they threatened to deal with me if I ever return to ask for the money
He said he is ready to face the consequencies of his action because he had no regret “I have no regret killing them because when they did their own, nobody punished them”.
