Nigeria, March 1 -- The Lagos court has sentenced Benjamin Ogudoro to death for killing his wife and brother-in-law by setting them ablaze.

The court ruled on Thursday that evidence shows that the defendant killed the deceased and therefore deserves maximum punishment.

The convict had set his wife and brother-in-law ablaze around midnight while they were asleep in 2022 at their residence in the Abule-Ado area of the state.

His late wife, Chinyere Ogudoro, had just returned from Scotland before her untimely death.

The court found the defendant guilty of four counts of murder and arson. For murder and arson, the court sentenced the defendant to death by hanging and life imprisonment, respectively.

Before the commencement of his trial, ...