A jilted husband identified as Okoye Gabriel has
been arrested by the police at Ikotun Division in
Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, for allegedly
pouring a substance believed to be raw acid on
his wife, Charity.
She was severely burnt and sustained injuries on
her body.
The 33-year old Enugu State-born man unleashed
his anger on his wife for allegedly dumping him.
Gabriel is currently being detained at the police
cell at Ikotun, while his enstranged wife, Charity
was rushed to Lagos State University Teaching
Hospiral, LASUTH, Ikeja, Lagos where doctors
are battling to save her life .
The incident happened at the popular Governor
Road in Ikotun, Lagos.
We gathered that Gabriel did the introduction to
marry Charity at her family’s home about four
years ago at Enugu State and had not concluded
her traditional marriage rites before he brought
her to Lagos.
They lived together as husband and wife and had
one kid.
T
rouble started last year between the couple
over suspicion by Gabriel that Charity had
another lover. She denied the allegation on
several occasions, but her husband did not
believe her. At a time, she complained to her
friends that she was tired of his accusation and
decided to quit the marriage.
She reportedly told her husband that since he does
not trust her, there was no need to remain in the
relationship.
She took their only kid to their village and
returned to Lagos to live separately. Later this
year, Gabriel discovered that she had returned
to Lagos. He traced her to Ikotun where he
begged her to come back.
She refused and told him that the relationship was
over. When it was obvious that he could not
persuade her to come back, he got the substance,
poured it on her face and other parts of her body
and fled.
The police started a manhunt for him and
eventually arrested him. Sources at the station
confirmed the incident and told our
correspondent that he will soon be charged to
court. (PMnews Report)
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