Source: Vanguard
Chike 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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