It’s believed that the refugee set himself on fire after being convinced that he would remain on Nauru for another decade. 9News
"As I was getting up, trying to work out what next to do, that's when the incident occurred," she said.
The incident would be filmed and put on social media, he said, but he did not inform Mr Masoumali of his plan.
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