A middle age man has been arrested by men of the Oyo State Police Command for allegedly setting his wife and son ablaze. Police gave the names of the victims as Felicia and Gbolahan.

The suspect, it was gathered had been on the run after committing the offence at their one-room apartment at Agugu area of Ibadan.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Olabisi Clet-Ilobanafor, who confirmed the incident in Ibadan on Tuesday, said the man is helping the police in their investigation.

The suspect, who was said to have committed the offence on Dec. 27, 2013 at about 4.00 a.m., was arrested on Friday at Ita-Baale area of Ibadan at about 11.30 a.m. Clet-Ilobanafor said that preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect killed the duo after accusing his wife of engaging   in extra-marital affairs.

“Although investigations are still not conclusive, preliminary findings showed that the couple had a history of domestic violence. “We learnt from neighbours that the woman called him an ex-convict during a dispute and before he stormed out of the house, he swore that she would not see 2014.

“The fire started in the room and surprisingly, the door to the room was locked with a padlock from outside. “This suggests that the woman and her child were locked in from outside,” she said.