Nigeria: Senator's Aides' Wife Burns Husband to Death

16 February 2013

An aide of Senator Mohammed Saleh, Mohammed Ibrahim Matazu, has died from burns he suffered when his [Matazu's] wife allegedly set him ablaze after pouring petrol on him at their residence in Gwarimpa Estate, Abuja.

Until his death, Matazu was a senior legislative adviser to Senator Saleh.

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