A man, identified as Muhammed, set himself on fire in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State on Thursday, December 31.
It was gathered that the incident happened at about 7:30 am on New year’s eve.
An eyewitness, a commercial motorcyclist, who gave his name as Misbahu Usman, told news sources that the victim arrived in Peace and Reconciliation Garden in Jos, as early as 7:30am and poured petrol on himself before setting himself on fire.
He said: “There were no many people around during the incident and before we realized what was going on, the fire had already dominated the body and there was no water to put off the fire.
“The available sachet water around was not enough to put off the fire.”
Usman also noted that parents of the victim, including his relatives, arrived at the scene of the incident crying. Muhammed allegedly had a problem with his father the previous night, which must have prompted his action.
The witness said the relative and the police had evacuated the victim to the hospital to confirm if he was dead.
