A young man identified as Timothy Gilbert is on the run after bathing his girlfriend, Angela Ogah, with a substance believed to be acid.
The incident happened at Amufi, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.
Igah has been admitted to a private hospital and is battling for life.
She could barely talk when reporters visited her.
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Her lawyer, John Adewale Izegaegbe, appealed to relevant authorities to urgently arrest the fleeing suspect.
He said a petition had been forwarded to the state Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, for urgent action
“We want the suspect to be arrested. The victim is in severe pain,”he said.