Today I read a shocking story in the newspapers about how a 24year old lady was seriously and permanently maimed by her lover whom she decided to call it quits with bath her with acid.
Her story.......
“When we met, he was living with his uncle at Nnewi
Street, off Aka Avenue, Effurun.
“As the relationship grew, we rented a self-contained
apartment at satellite Ugolo community, Okpe
Council area, where we shared privacy occasionally,
while I still lived with my parents.
‘My fears’
“Though, I cherished his uncommon generosity
towards me and my siblings, I started getting worried
about the source of his income, which to me did not
connect with the generator repairs job he told me he
does for a living.
“My suspicions were confirmed the day we went to Obiaruku for the marriage of his friend. There is a particular bag he does not allow me or anyone else touch at all.
“This fateful day, as he was having an after wedding drinking spree with friends in the hotel we lodged, I
opened the secret bag in our room.
“I was shocked by two items I found. An identity card as a Federal Government Amnesty beneficiary and a
document list of guns and other dangerous weapons submitted by his group during the arms mop up.
“From that moment, my interest in the affair died and I wanted out immediately. I knew I was living
with an unrepentant criminal because he is easily irritated and always bragging about how tough he is and how he can deal with anyone and
go away with it.
Conflict
“That night at Obiaruku, I confronted him on his criminal identity and why he kept it from me. He said he was worried I would leave him and he does not want to lose me.
“That moment, I made it clear I was no longer interested and would not marry a criminal disguising as repentant. I meant every word of it.
“But I knew it was dangerous to make a sudden quit, so I started limiting my contact with him and thinking of how best to stop the affair permanently.
“Then, I further learned that the man I was planning to marry is a father of three, married to a woman elsewhere.
“I confronted him. He admitted and again said he kept that from me for fear of losing me. He said he could not do without me, so he wants me as second Wife. I said over my dead body.
… and the threats began
“As I gradually limited my contact with him, he introduced a catch phrase whenever the issue of breaking the relationship came up.
“He would say, ‘You can’t leave me. If you try it, I will so damage you that no man would want to look at
you, so I will still be the only one to marry you.’
“I could tell from his anger and tone, whenever he says it, that this was no empty threat, but I needed to
get out of the affair.
“I trained as a hair stylist and work for a salon owner, while also doing home service for some clients on Sundays.
“One Sunday, I was home fixing a customer’s hair when my phone rang. It was Austin’s call so I ignored
it.
“Usually, he is very jealous and gets upset if he does not know my whereabouts and cannot get me on the
phone for a second and he can beat me for that.
Pulling a knife; the acid bath
“At night at Ugolo that day, he pulled a knife from the kitchen, threatening to kill me, saying he saw a man taking me out the period I failed to pick his call.
“I was afraid he could harm me so I refused confrontation with him before he dropped the knife. Next morning, he came to my work place apologizing for his action after complaining to my madam.
“The evening of the Monday (February 25, 2013)preceding the Sunday he threatened me with a knife at Ugolo, I refused his calls again after closing from work and went to my parents’ home.
“He then called my younger sister, asking if my parents were home. That was about midnight.
“It was very hot that night. At some minutes to 1am, February 26, I had just my towel tied on me when I
slept close to the window.
“Suddenly, I heard and felt a shower of liquid from outside through the window. The person aimed and poured it all over my body as I lay faced up.
“Immediately, I started shouting, ‘Igwe (Austin) had poured acid on me’ repeatedly and ran out as the liquid was burning my body. I saw him running away.”
Sadly this lady spent about 2years in the ICU for the grievious injuries sustained that night.
It is, however, shocking that some individuals were of the opinion that she deserved what she got, while some attributed it to greed others stated the kinds of treatment they got from different girls.
One even said:
that is d girl's version..pls we need d guy's version because girls lie alot and always try to mop up
sentiments and emotions against guys. maybe d girl left d guy because she found another money bag after ruining this alleged ex-militant down. don't
believe everything a girl says.
I find it apalling that rather than condemn this act of barbarism and violence against this young lady some men are trying to make the action look permisible.
This is how much some peolple have lost it that their sense of judgment has been clouded by hate and vengeance.
If only they could put themselves in this young lady's shoes I am sure they would have thought otherwise.
Please let's us stand for the right things. The sanctity of human life cannot be overemphasised.
Story sourced from Vanguard newspaper
