Life took a drastic turn for 23 year old Blessing Ikhumhi of
Edo State School Health Technology was bathed with acid by her ex-boyfriend
Cyril Okosun after she ended things with him.
Blessing story according to The Guardian report, “He
was my boyfriend and we had arguments in February. He beat me to the extent
that I was not able to go to school for three days. I told him I was no longer
interested in the relationship. He later tried to forcibly take my telephone,
but I refused to give it to him. I told him he was not the one who bought it
for me.”
“On March 23, he called and asked me to
meet him in front of our house. I refused initially, but he insisted, so I came
out. He asked: “Do you mean you don’t want me again?” I said: “No! I was
no more interested in the relationship. And immediately, he poured the
acid on my face. Since that day, I have been on admission at the UBTH and the
doctors say I might not see again except I am flown to India where my eyes
could be restored. “
She noted that Cyril was the last
person she expected to treat her so badly.
“I never knew he would have the heart
to pour acid on me. I made a mistake. I have learnt the biggest lesson of my
life. My prayer now is that God should touch kind-hearted Nigerians to come to
my aide so that I would be able to get treatment abroad, since my parents
cannot afford it.” Ikhumhi, a native of Fugar, Etsako Local Council of Edo
State, has pleaded with public-spirited Nigerians to come to her aid.
Doctors in the hospital believe she may never see again
except she is flown to a specialist hospital in India, where her sight could be
restored.
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