A 26-year-old lady, identified as Miss Deborah Eteh, has been bathed with
substance suspected to be acid on Tombia Road by Edepie, Bayelsa State,
by her ex-boyfriend, who came in from Rivers State.
It was
gathered that both of them were in a relationship in Port Harcourt,
Rivers State, before the victim, Deborah, pulled out of the relationship
and relocated to Yenagoa. The suspect is said to have traced his victim
from Port Harcourt to Yenagoa, where he
bathed the victim with substance suspected to be acid.
Following the
alarm raised by the victim’s neighbours, residents of the area
apprehended the suspect, who is currently being detained at a police
station in the state capital. The victim was rushed to the Federal
Medical Centre, Yenagoa, where she is receiving treatment.
Contacted,
spokesman of the state Police Command, Asinim Butswat, who could not
confirm the incident, sent an SMS, saying “I cannot talk right now, I
will get back to you.” He had not done so at press time.
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