A heartless man has been apprehended by villagers after he traced his former girlfriend to her new home and poured her acid.
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A 26-year-old lady, identified as Miss Deborah Eteh, was bathed with substance suspected to be acid on Tombia Road by Edepie, Bayelsa State, by her ex-boyfriend, who came in from Rivers State, Vanguard reports.
The two had been in a relationship while the victim was leaving in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, before she dumped him and relocated to Yenagoa.
The suspect is said to have traced his victim from Port Harcourt to Yenagoa, where he bathed the victim with substance suspected to be acid.
Following the alarm raised by the victim’s neighbours, residents of the area apprehended the suspect, who is currently being detained at a police station in the state capital.
The victim was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, where she is receiving treatment.