Chika Egbo, the 25-year-old student of Enugu State College of
Education, who was bathed with acid by her estranged fiancé, David
Suleiman, in November, has been reported dead.
Chika gave up the ghost early Thursday
morning, on her hospital bed, at the Burns Unit of the Lagos State
University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.
Her father, Matthew Egbo, who confirmed the incident told Vanguard
that his daughter fell into comma around 11: pm Wednesday night and was
placed on a life-support machine before she gave up the ghost around
1:00 am, Thursday morning.
Suleiman was alleged to have attacked Chika and an Okada rider,
identified as Sunny Daniel with a can of acid at Bakare Street, Ikotun,
Lagos, on November 5, 2012, following Chika’s refusal to allow him
access to their only child.
Suleiman, who was subsequently arrested by the police in Ikotun
Police Station and was transferred to the Homicide Section of the State
Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, in Yaba, was later charged to
an Ebute-Meta Magistrate court where he was arraigned on a two counts
charge of attempted murder and “causing grievous bodily harm.
Magistrate O. Olatunji who presided over the case granted him bail of
N500, 000 with two sureties in like sum. The Magistrate in his ruling
stated that the sureties must be blood relations and must present
evidence of tax clearance.
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