In Katsina: Housewife, children attacked with acid


Some assailants have attacked a Katsina-based housewife, Rabi Ado, and her two children, Yahaya and Zainab Ismail, with a liquid substance suspected to be acid at their home in the Layin Shehii Quarter, Dandume, Katsina State.

The attackers reportedly poured the substance on the victims through the window while they slept.

As a result, Rabi and her children are currently receiving medical attention at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria, Kaduna State.

The trio suffered serious burns in the back and shoulders.

It was further learnt that cries of agony by the victims forced their neighbours awake.

One of the neighbours, who pleaded anonymity for fear of retribution said, “Their cries woke us up and by the time we forced the door to their room open, the woman and her children were in serious pain.

“We then mobilised and took them to a nearby hospital, from where they were transferred to the teaching hospital at Zika, because of the extent of the injuries.”

Rabi, it was gathered, was estranged from her husband.

Our correspondent was not allowed to see the victims in the hospital as medical officials said their condition had yet to stabilise.

Another source, who also pleaded anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media on the case, said the attacker(s) must have been close to the window.

When contacted, the spokesman for the Katsina State Police Command, ASP Anaz Gizewa, confirmed the incident, saying the police were doing everything possible to bring the perpetrator(s) to justice.(Punch)

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