I poured acid on my husband because I was afraid of losing him to other women – Suspect

The Oyo State police operatives from Iyaganku police division have apprehended a 38-year-old woman, Remi Agunbiade for allegedly trying to kill her husband last month.

The suspect who lived with her husband in Ita Barika, Foko area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, revealed to the police that the act was out of love as she was only trying to make her husband love her more.

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She stated that her inability to conceive, coupled with the fear of losing her husband to other women made her to ask a friend for a solution which led to the unfortunate incident.

Agunbiade further revealed that she was given a bottle containing some liquid substance by her friend who instructed her to sprinkle some of it on her husband, assuring her that it was a love charm from an Alfa, but unknown to her, it was an acid.

In her confessional statement, she said, “I met Shola in 2003 and we have been together since then. He was the one who forced me to abort for him twice, and since then, I have not been able to get pregnant again. Then, he had a wife with two kids.

“When I had my first pregnancy, he said that his wife was also pregnant with their third child, asking me to abort mine, which I did. He used to schedule his stay between the two of us.

“We used to quarrel often and this got me worried because I knew that if he left me, I would not be able to have another steady relationship since no man would be willing to live with a barren woman.

“I met a lady called Iya Azeez at a provision stall at Agbeni market, Ibadan. During our discussion, I intimated her of my challenges and said that I didn’t want to leave my husband.

“She replied that I would have to resolve the issue through self-help. I asked for assistance to stop further quarrels between me and my husband and she said she would help me get water that had been prayed into from an Alfa, stating that all I would need to do is to sprinkle it on my husband, after which he would love me without holding anything back. She gave me a bottle containing the liquid substance on Tuesday, January 26.

“The woman who gave me the substance told me that it was a charm meant to endear my husband to me. I never knew that what she gave me was an acid.

“All I was trying to do was to keep my husband’s love so that he would not think of leaving me, because I know that my marriage with any other man would not endure because of my barrenness.

“On Wednesday morning, Shola was lying down when I took the bottle and poured the content on his head. He cried in agony from sleep and I also shouted and ran out. But he followed me and caught up with me beside the house next to ours.

“He asked people to help him hold me so that I would not run away. By then, a huge crowd had gathered and it was then they started saying that it was acid that I poured him. Some of the liquid got rubbed on my body when he held me, giving me some burns,” she narrated.

Meanwhile, the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Adekunle Ajisebutu disclosed that Agunbiade is still under investigation and would be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.