Acid bath victim, Tope Fadipe
A Nigerian Customs officer known as Mr. Nwaeze has boasted that he is
“above arrest,” after bathing a woman in a deadly acid solution two
weeks ago.
Mr. Nwaeze who is said to head a Customs unit at Mosafejo Aradagun, is quoted as boasting he "can do and undo".
The victim is Ms. Tope Fadipe. She is Salesgirl at a local food store run by Mr. Nwaeze's family.
She had been selling stocks for the family for about three years before the incident.
On Friday, the 9th May, 2014, she was accused of not remitting N50,000 stock sales, and she had argued her defense.
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However, community residents say, Mr. Nwaeze got frenzied at her
refuting the allegation, and a heated argument escalated where he
alledgedly had bathed her with a deadly acid solution.
Sympathizers say the matter was reported at the Badagry Police
Station, and Mr. Nwaeze had boasted no one could arrest him. On
Saturday, the 10th of May, one day after the incident, Mr. Nwaeze was
said to have appeared at the Police Station, and had returned shortly
afterwards to show he is above arrest.
Currently, residents say, Nwaeze belched his car radio speakers
loudly whenever driving in the street, with a carriage posting to show
that he is above impunity since the May 9th incident.
A resident in the street told said that it is part of Mr.
Nwaeze's forte, to “intimidate and oppress people with impunity,” due to
his status as a Customs Officer.
The victim, Tope Fadipe, is currently being treated for her severe
burns at the Badagry General Hospital. Witnesses and doctors say her
condition is worsening since that attack.
Nwaeze has now
tried to secretly collect Ms. Tope from the hospital, without giving
off any hint what he wants to do with her.
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