A yet to be identified man reportedly set himself on fire, Wednesday, at the entrance of Omole Estate, Phase 1, Lagos. At press time yesterday, doctors at Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre were still battling to revive the man, who was still unconscious. He reportedly suffered third degree burns. Eyewitnesses said the man, aged about 28 years, rushed out from nowhere at about 3p.m., lamenting that efforts to make ends meet met brick walls and threatened to commit suicide to end it all. He then poured a substance suspected to be fuel all over his body and struck a match, setting himself ablaze. Stunned, onlookers, according to an eyewitness, Mitcheal Ode, “attempted to put out the fire. Read more
