A female spa worker in the Lekki Phase 1
area of Lagos State, Olorunseunfunmi Awosogbon, is receiving medical treatment
after she was reportedly attacked with a corrosive substance suspected to be
acid in an incident linked to a dispute involving her employer.
It was gathered that Awosogbon,
popularly known as Ajoke, had been assigned to a client who booked a home
massage session on October 25, 2025.
The appointment was scheduled for Lakowe
Golf Gate, near Utmost Care Hospital, Lakowe, where the incident occurred.
She was said to have arrived at the
location in a ride-hailing vehicle when a man, identified in court filings as
37-year-old Ziaulihak Zakari, allegedly approached and poured the substance on
her.
According to court documents and the spa
owner, Olorunmaye Ifeoluwa, the suspect was allegedly engaged by a 25-year-old
man, Owolabi Daniel, following the breakdown of a personal relationship between
Ifeoluwa and Daniel.
Recounting events leading up to the
incident, Ifeoluwa said she met Daniel earlier in 2025 when he booked a massage
session at her spa.
“He requested that I attend to him
personally. After that, he kept in touch and expressed interest in a
relationship,” she said.
She explained that the relationship
lasted a few months and was marked by disagreements.
“I later told him I needed space and
that the relationship would not work. He continued to reach out, but I made it
clear I did not want to continue,” she added.
According to her, she subsequently began
receiving threatening messages from unknown numbers.
“The messages contained threats to my
life. I reported the matter, but the numbers could not be traced at the time,”
she said.
She also noted that suspicious
home-service bookings had been made shortly before the attack.
“On one occasion, a client stopped
responding after my staff arrived at the location. A similar booking came in
later for the same area,” she said.
Describing the day of the incident,
Ifeoluwa said, “Awosogbon called me in distress, saying a substance had been
poured on her and that it was suspected to be acid. I immediately arranged for
her to be taken to the hospital.”
Awosogbon was initially treated at a
medical facility in Lekki before being transferred to another hospital in Ikeja
for specialist care.
Ifeoluwa alleged that threatening
messages continued after the attack.
“The sender indicated that the attack
was not the end and that I was still being targeted. ‘I’m going to kill you
soon. You deserve to be in a grave,’ among others,” she said.
She added that a private investigation
later linked the messages to a known individual, after which the matter was
reported to the police and an arrest made.
Undated charge sheets filed at a
Magistrate Court in Ebute-Metta indicate that Zakari and Daniel are facing
counts including conspiracy, alleged threats to life, and causing bodily harm.
One of the counts states that the
defendants “conspired to commit a felony” under the Criminal Law of Lagos
State, 2015. Another alleges that Daniel sent threatening electronic messages,
while a third states that the victim sustained injuries after a chemical
substance was poured on her.
Efforts to speak directly with Awosogbon
were unsuccessful as she was said to be undergoing medical procedures.
However, Ifeoluwa expressed concern over
her safety, noting that Daniel had been granted bail.
“I am worried about my safety and that
of my staff,” she said.
The victim’s lawyer, John Olobayo,
criticised the handling of the case, arguing that the charges did not reflect
the severity of the allegations.
“Based on the available information, we
believe more serious charges should be considered,” he said, adding that
petitions had been submitted to relevant authorities, including the Ministry of
Justice.
When contacted, the father of one of the
suspects, Mr Owolabi, declined to comment in detail and referred enquiries to
his lawyer.
“Everything we did was through the
lawyer,” he said, adding that he had contributed financially to the victim’s
treatment.
Responding to questions about an alleged
N60m payment for the victim’s surgery, he said in Yoruba, “Everything we have
done was through the lawyer. I sold my house to pay the money. I don’t know
what more is expected of us.”
When informed that journalistic ethics
do not permit disclosure of sources, he declined further comment.
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