A 25-year-old woman, Ogochukwu Nwosu, is
in a critical condition at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital,
Idi-Araba, Surulere, Lagos State, after she was bathed with substance
suspected to be acid.
Ogochukwu was at Ilasa bus stop, on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, when a
man allegedly dropped from a motorcycle and poured acid on her.
He was said to have jumped back on the motorcycle and fled the scene.
The victim, who sustained burns on her
face, neck, breasts, among other parts of her body, was reportedly
rushed to LUTH by passersby.
Ogochukwu, who spoke with our
correspondent from her hospital bed, accused one Mrs. Chidi, the wife of
the man who had proposed marriage to her, as the culprit.
She alleged that Mrs. Chidi had been
threatening her on the telephone and through text messages immediately
she learnt of her husband’s intention to marry her (Ogochukwu).
She said
“On Thursday, I had closed from Computer Village where I work. Around 8pm, when I reached Ilasa bus stop, I dropped off the bus.
“I was about to cross to the other side
of the road when a man dropped from a motorcycle and poured something on
me. He immediately fled on the motorcycle. People came to my rescue and
took me to the hospital.
“I suspect Mrs. Chidi because she had
been threatening me before the incident. And while I was on admission at
the hospital, she called and spoke with my brother, saying that was
just the beginning,” she added.
Ogochukwu’s brother, Peter, said he recorded a part of the conversation with Mrs. Chidi on his mobile phone.
Peter said he reported the incident at
the Itire Police Division, adding that Mrs. Chidi was arrested and
detained for two days before the case was transferred to the State
Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba.
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