Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Surulere, Lagos State,
after she was bathed with substance suspected to be acid.
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.
parts of her body, was reportedly rushed to LUTH by passersby.
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).
“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.
that Mrs. Chidi was arrested and detained for two days before the case
was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence
Department, Yaba.
Anthony Obi, had already petitioned the Deputy Inspector General of
Police, Force Headquarters, Abuja, over the matter.
“Sometime in 2012, one Mr. Chidi approached our client and started
making advances to her and promised to marry her. But she vehemently
refused the proposal. She told him that she was not interested in the
marriage since he was already married.
“Upon Mr. Chidi’s insistence
of wanting to marry our client and even making preparations to visit our
client’s family to formalise the marriage rites, our client advised Mr.
Chidi to inform his wife of his plans to take our client as his second
wife, since both of them will be cohabiting in the same house.
“Immediately
Mr. Chidi made his plans known to his wife, all hell broke loose as
Mrs. Chidi started calling and persistently threatening our client’s
life through phone calls, text and Whatsapp messages.”
December 2016, the purported month of the traditional marriage between
Mr. Chidi and Ogochukwu.
the police by Mr. Chidi, who allegedly promised to persuade his wife to
accept the union.
adding that Ogochukwu must be flown abroad for plastic surgery by the
suspect and her husband.
“That is the only thing that can assuage the damage presently done to her. She should be flown abroad for treatment,” he added.
“I cannot speak with you, neither can my wife. The case is under
investigation at the SCIID. Go and speak with the police at Panti; they
are the ones investigating it. We cannot make any comment.”
men on a motorcycle. The victim alleged that she suspected the woman
because she (the victim) is a girlfriend to Mr. Chidi and because she
(victim) might likely marry the man, Mrs. Chidi might have planned the
attack.
“Mrs. Chidi was picked up, made to undergo investigation and the command
could not get any clue linking her to the case for now. And to protect
her right, she was granted bail. Investigation is still ongoing to
unravel what actually happened. Anyone linked to the case will be duly
prosecuted.”