According to Sahara Reporters, 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. 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 Sahara Reporters 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.
Saharareporters learned through a medical source that,
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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