Two housewives, Muyibat and Biliki have poured hot water on
each other while fighting over an extra marital lover. The two women emptied a kettle of hot water on
each other during the fracas which occurred at their residence in the Yaba area
of Lagos State.
Biliki, who was living with her husband in the Surulere area
of the state, relocated to her parents’ house in Abule Oja, Yaba, in 2015,
after separating from the husband, while Muyibat lives with her husband and
three children in the house.
Biliki accused Muyibat of marrying her former boyfriend,
which caused bad blood between them. Things went out of hand after a
disagreement on Saturday when the duo poured hot water on each other. They were
both admitted to a general hospital in the state.
The case was reported at the Sabo Police Division and one of
the parties petitioned the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender, which
mediated in the matter.
Muyibat told The
PUNCH that their problem started after Biliki accused her of
marrying her (Biliki’s) boyfriend.
She said, “Biliki told neighbours that she once dated my
husband and that she aborted for him during their relationship. She calls me Iyawo
Sara (free wife). I have never known peace in that house. She
fights me over every minor issue.
“On Saturday, I went to the market with my husband and when
we got home, my child started crying. Biliki’s younger brother, Ahmed, came out
and shouted at him and I cautioned him. His sister then picked up a quarrel
with me and started raining curses on me. I did not talk because I was
observing a fast. While she was abusing me, I sneezed and said, ‘Ausubillahi
minashaitani rojeem’ (God, deliver me from the devil).”
Muyibat said Biliki, who is also a Muslim, thought she was
referring to her and queried her for calling her a devil. She alleged that
Biliki attacked her in the process.
"I removed the water I was boiling for my vegetables and put
it on the table. She (Biliki) held my head from behind and poured the hot water
on me. Her younger brother slammed a plastic paint on my head, while she drew
my hair. Both of them assaulted me," Muyibat added.
The Kwara State indigene said she was rushed to a private
hospital where she was rejected, adding that she later went to the Sabo Police
Station to report the case.
Muyibat, who claimed to have passed out on the way to the
general hospital, said Biliki had earlier in May threatened to pour acid on
her.
However, Biliki, who suffered burns on her breasts, chest
and hand, denied the allegations, saying her neighbour was the first to attack
her. She denied ever dating Muyibat’s husband, saying Muyibat was fond of
making trouble with her and efforts to reconcile them had always been rebuffed
by her.
She said, "I went back to my parents’ house when I had
issues with my husband. Because of that, many of the tenants started ridiculing
me. I was ill that Saturday and was sleeping beside my baby. Her child had come
to play with my baby when she called him back. When the child didn’t heed her
call, she hit him and the child started crying.
"Another child passing through the passageway was also
crying that particular time. My younger brother asked the other boy to stop
crying and Muyibat abused my brother. My brother reported her to me and I told
him not to reply her. She then started insulting me. We fought and our
neighbours came to separate us.
"I was backing her when somebody suddenly shouted, ‘hot
water!’ As I turned back with my hands raised, she emptied a kettle of hot
water on me, because my hand was raised when she attacked me, a little of the
water splashed on her."
Biliki said Muyibat also bit her brother while the latter
came to separate them, adding that her two phones were smashed by Muyibat.
The Director of the Lagos State Office of the Public
Defender, Mrs. Olubukola Salami, described the incident as horrific.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo
Badmos, confirmed the incident. She added that the victims were both given
medical papers for treatment, but they had yet to report back to the station.
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