MAN CONFESSES TO N500,000 ACID ATTACK ON LAGOS SPA WORKER
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
A 37-year-old man, Ziaulihak Zakari, popularly known as Abuja, has allegedly confessed to receiving N500,000 to carry out an acid attack on a female spa worker in the Lakowe area of Lagos State.
The victim, Olorunseunfunmi Awosogbon, reportedly sustained severe injuries to her head, chest and hands during the attack, which occurred on October 25, 2025.
According to reports, Awosogbon had honoured a home service request booked through the spa where she worked. The appointment was scheduled at Lakowe Golf Gate, near Utmost Care Hospital, where the incident occurred.
Investigations, however, revealed that the victim was not the intended target.
The victim’s employer, Olorunmaye Ifeoluwa, said the attack was allegedly linked to a dispute involving a former relationship between her and another suspect accused of hiring Zakari.
She explained that the relationship lasted only a few months and was marked by repeated disagreements before it eventually ended.
Zakari and another suspect, Owolabi Daniel, have since been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Ebute-Metta on charges bordering on conspiracy, threat to life and causing bodily harm.
In a video reportedly obtained by journalists, Zakari, who was arrested on March 19, 2026, admitted he was recruited to execute the attack but mistakenly assaulted the wrong person.
“There is a man named Daniel who contacted me through a security guard and told me he had a job. When he said he needed someone to pour acid on a person, I agreed,” he reportedly said.
“I couldn’t carry it out the first time because I was scared. When another opportunity came, I mistook the target and attacked the wrong person.
“The acid was procured by the man and the security guard. I was paid N500,000 for the job and gave the security guard N50,000 for linking me up,” he added, while expressing regret over the incident.
According to the charge sheet, the suspects allegedly conspired in October 2025 at Lakowe, Ibeju-Lekki, to commit felony offences including threats to life and causing bodily harm, contrary to Section 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The prosecution also alleged that Daniel threatened Ifeoluwa’s life through WhatsApp messages, an offence punishable under Section 232 of the same law.
Zakari was further accused of unlawfully wounding Awosogbon by pouring a corrosive substance on her, contrary to Section 246 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
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