A 26-year-old lady identified as Jamila
Musa, is currently fighting for her life at
the hospital, after being bathed with acid
in her house on Sunday, May 29.
The indigene of Edo state who works with
Flour Mills of Nigeria, said she had
recognized the voice of her assailant prior
to being bathed in acid.
Here’s what she said below:
“A minute to 10pm on Sunday, I was sleeping
in my room when I heard a knock on my
door. I didn’t recognize the
voice immediately but now I am sure of the
voice. He said my boyfriend sent him to give
me a message. My boyfriend usually sends
motorcycle operators to me so I assumed he
was the one that sent this one and as I was
trying to open the door, he poured the acid on
my face. I rushed outside, I could not shout
for about five minutes but when I started
shouting, my neighbours gathered and
washed my face with soap; they applied
honey and pap to it before rushing me to the
hospital.
I suspect his wife sent someone to attack
me, I did not know at first that he was
married but when I realized it, I tried to cut
him off. I only knew that he was married
when his wife started sending me text
messages, insulting and threatening me, I
even told him that I was going to report her
to the police but he asked me to leave her
alone.
Jamila also said the police has been
notified of her ordeal, and claims the
hospital she was taken to (Kubwa general
hospital, Abuja) abandoned her:
“I have reported to the Zuba police station
and they said they will arrest my boyfriend,
his wife and her brother. But this people
here are not attending to me, I feel as if my
condition is now worse, compared to when I
came; I can no longer see well, the acid did
not affect my eyeballs so I believe that when
the swelling reduces, I will see again. But
they are not attending to me, if they cannot
treat me, they should refer me elsewhere,
they should take care of me, I don’t want to
lose my sight.
Look at my face, I want to recover from this,
the acid did not affect my eyeball, I can see
the reflection of light from the windows, I
just want the swelling to go down but I feel
abandoned, they treat others and abandon
me, if they cannot do it, they should refer me
to another hospital. This thing was not like
this when I came here; I am scared; I don’t
want to rot here.”
The hospital denied her accusations of
abandonment through the medical
director Dr. Amadu Danfulani, who said
she has been undergoing treatment.
Here’s what he said below:
“We have not neglected her, she is being
treated; she was treated this morning and
given her regular medication. She is in pains
but we cannot give her an overdose of pain
relief, we will till the appropriate time to give
her the medication but she is in good hands
and we are taking care of her.”
According to Dr Okuongghu Frank who is
in charge of her case, she’s in no danger
of losing her sight. Here’s what he said:
“Her fears of blindness are because of the
swelling but once the swelling reduces,
hopefully, she will see better. But that is not
to say everything is okay because there are
some follow-ups to do. She has the right to
be scared but with adequate management,
she will get better. Hers is different, she
was not seriously burnt, it is superficial
burns, her skin was not really burnt.”
One of her colleagues at work identified
as Banji Johnson, said he was surprised
at what she’s going through. Here’s what
he said:
“We have worked together for about a year
and half, she is not troublesome, never
quarrels with anyone, free and extremely
hard-working so we were surprised at what
happened to her. We mobilized ourselves to
visit her as soon as we heard the news in
the office. We believe that with God, all
things are possible and she will get better.
We appeal to the hospital to take care of
her.”
#NAIJ. COM
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