Six men set ablaze in Ogun state for smoking Indian hemp

According to Premium Times, six young men accused of smoking Indian hemp and gambling have been set ablaze in Abeokuta, Ogun State, by a house owner in their area. The landlord, identified as Agba, in Ago-Oko area of the town where the incident occurred, had warned the boys on several occasions to desist from their acts, warnings they ignored.

And one day, just this past Tuesday night August 6th, Agba felt he was god and decided to punish the guys. See what he did to them after the jump

On Tuesday night, while the boys were once again together, smoking and gambling in the building next to his, Agba poured a keg of petrol through his window on the first floor of a storey building on the boys.

The already lighted Indian hemp was flamed by the petrol causing a major fire that burnt the boys causing severe injury. The victims, Saburi Seteolu, Raheem Bello, Tunde Adesanya, Suleiman Adebesin, Azeez Alabi, and Kola Sodehinde, are currently receiving treatment in a state hospital.

The landlord, a commercial cab driver in the town, has been arrested as confirmed by the Ogun State Police Command.