Wicked Husband Poured Acid On Himself And His Wife In Abuja [PHOTO]

Abuja was penultimate week hit with the horrific
story of a man who poured a substance
suspected to be acid on his wife and himself after

a heated argument.
Leadership’s David Aduge-Ani who has been
following the event writes on new developments
since the sad incident occurred.
Going back to the University of Abuja Teaching
Hospital, Gwagwalada-Abuja to visit the latest
victim of an acid attack was not easy. Not
because one was not sympathetic but because
one couldn’t be sure of what to expect on getting
there.
However, it was unavoidable and necessary for
two reasons:
First to show sympathy to the victim and give
some sort of support. Secondly, to hear what
could have really transpired; what would have
driven a man to harm his wife, and himself, that
way.
The strangeness of what man can do in a rage
has always been baffling; unimaginable things
have happened from maiming to killing in the
name of anger. The story of Romania and Maria
Eze is not different.
On reaching the hospital, it was revealed that Mr
Romania Eze had died on Thursday, the day after
the incident while the wife, Maria Eze who had
been unconscious since the incident has been
taken to her hometown in Enugu State. The
couple both hailed from Udenu local government
area of Enugu State.
Making further enquiries over Maria’s condition,
LEADERSHIP learnt that she had not opened her
eyes since the incident while it was speculated
that the acid bath may have damaged her eyes.
This is in addition to the burns on her head, face
and other parts of her upper body.
Penultimate Wednesday, the middle-aged man
who before the incident lived with his wife in
Gwagwa, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC),
was reported to have poured a liquid substance
suspected to be acid on his wife and later poured
some on himself, inflicting severe burns on both
of them.
It was gathered that the couple had been living
happily with each other as they both owned a
shop in the area where they sell bambara nut in
bags. The couple had embarked on storage of the
produce early in the year so as to have bountiful
sales, especially in the yuletide season. They had
gone as far as borrowing from individuals and
groups to support their plans.
Trouble started between the couple when
Romania noticed that the number of bags of the
commodity did not match the number he
anticipated. It was at that point that he began to
enquire and discovered that his wife had allegedly
been wittingly hiding parts of the sales from the
investment in her private account.
According to neighbours, the late Romania
suspected Maria of sending the money she made
from business deals to her younger brother to
keep, a development that angered him. One of the
neighbours also told LEADERSHIP that Maria had
allegedly been using part of the money to build a
house in her hometown without her husband’s
knowledge.
The couple are blessed with eight children; three
of whom are married, one son currently an
undergraduate of one of the universities in the
country and four in secondary school.
However, due to the alleged negative lifestyle of
the wife, the husband was reported to have gone
bankrupt. Many of his creditors had been visiting
him, requesting for the money he borrowed from
them for the storage but he was unable to pay
back his debts.
Another neighbour who did not want his name
mentioned said what even angered the husband
the more was that he heard that his wife was
allegedly sleeping with other men which led him
to attack her with acid with the intention of
taking his life and that of his wife.
A family source told LEADERSHIP that the woman
was taken to the village to find out the primary
cause of the problem since many people
suspected a foul play, saying that what happened
goes beyond the ordinary.

He said, “This couple had been living happily
together for many years. It is surprising to hear
of this type of incident happening. To the
immediate family, the incident is beyond ordinary
and must be looked into.”
On November 24, a free-will donation was
organised in a Catholic church in Gwagwa to
a’s’sist the survivor of this horrid ordeal. It was
gathered that the many faithful in the church
donated generously to help save Maria’s life who
was a member of the church and believed to be a
member of the Catholic Women Organisation
(CWO) in the branch.
But whether this a’s’sistance would reach Mrs
Eze on time and save the situation remains a
figment.


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