‘I prefer death to imprisonment’ – 18 year old fraudster who burnt his girlfriend tells Authorities

“My name is Victor Orji, I am 18 years old. I was born on July 9, 2001. I am from Benue State. My mother is from Enugu State while my father is from Benue State Olatagba Abadi Local Government. I attended Al-Barka Primary School and I moved to Oduduwa Junior High School and I moved down to Gbagada Senior Grammar School, Lagos. I completed my secondary education in 2016.”

When asked; The lady you set ablaze, who is now deceased, was said to be your girlfriend, when did you start dating?

He answered;

“We had been dating since February 28, 2019. I met her through a friend.”

What was she doing when both of you met and became friends?

“She was a sex worker. I was aware of that. Initially, our intention was not to date each other. I only wanted to have sex with her and pay her off.”

How did you get yourself into this situation?

“It started on a Monday. I gave her some money to make her hair. She went to Badagry for the hairdo because I did not have enough on me. On a normal day, if she wanted to make her hair, she used to go to Lagos Island to get it done. She left around 7:15 am and returned around 8:30 pm.

I tried to find out why she came back at that time. I told her the following day (Tuesday) to take her bag and leave. She immediately took her bag and she left. She came back on Wednesday with a female friend. I wasn’t at home at that time. When I got back and saw her and her friend, Olamide, I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to cause a scene while her friend was there. So, we settled our quarrel… continuation In The Comment Section.”

There’s always a consequence for every action. This is the consequence of my own action.
Are you prepared to face the consequences?

“I’m scared but I know that between going to jail and facing death, I prefer death.”

You mean you prefer death to serve jail term?

“Yes; I prefer death. I cannot go to jail for two months. If I go to jail, my life will be messed up.”

So you prefer to be killed for killing your girlfriend.

“Yes, because that’s what everybody is saying now. They are saying something like “I’m not supposed to be human – that I must be an animal to have killed someone”. I didn’t even do it intentionally. But it has happened.”

Source : ghanaweb.com