TVC E. Remi Agunbiade, was arrested by policemen from Iyaganku division after attempting to kill Olawale Shola her husband by pouring acid on him.
on January 27, 2016.
Immediately she poured the acid, Shola ran after her and held her until neighbours came to assist.
The attempted murder happened on the 27th at 9pm, while Shola was lying down in a room he stayed with his partner.
Remi, who even managed to injure herself with the acid on her skin, said she thought she was pouring a love potion on her partner.
“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.”
Remi claims that her motivation for carrying out her assault was to keep her husband with her, and stressed that she was not aware the illicit substance was acid.
”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 gave me a bottle and said all I would need to do is to sprinkle it on my husband, after which he would love me without holding anything back.”
“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 said.
