Joy Sunday, a 37-year-old single mother of two, was detained by men OF the Ogun State Police Command for pouring hot water on the face of another lady, Justina Ameh after she accused her of sleeping with her husband.
According to a statement made by the state police command's spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect was apprehended after the victim's elder sister, Kelechi Samuel, filed a case at Agbado divisional headquarters.
Samuel told Oyeyemi that she and her younger sister went to a vigil at the Spring of Life Global Ministry in Agbado's Giwa neighborhood when the suspect entered the church with a container of hot water and poured it on her sister's face, causing her serious injury. She went on to say that while trying to hold the culprit, she was stabbed in the left hand by the same suspect.
Following the report, CSP Kehinde Kuranga, DPO Agbado division, dispatched his men to the spot, where the culprit was quickly apprehended.
During questioning, the suspect, Joy Sunday, stated that the victim has been accusing her of sleeping with her husband for quite some time, and that all attempts to convince her otherwise have failed.
While they were in church on that fateful day, the victim appeared as usual and began cursing her.
The victim pulled her back with her cloth and tore it as she tried to walk away from her. That annoyance drove her home to boil water, which she then took back to the church and splashed on the victim's face.
When asked if she is dating the victim's husband, the suspect stated emphatically that "there is nothing between her and the victim's husband." Abimbola said
The victim was brought to Strong Tower Hospital for medical care, according to the police spokesperson. According to him, the state Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered that the case be thoroughly investigated so that it can be brought to court as soon as possible.