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, suffered severe injuries to her head, chest and hands during the attack on Oct. 25, 2025.
Awosogbon had reportedly responded to 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 attack occurred.
Investigators later discovered that she was not the intended target.
Her employer, Olorunmaye Ifeoluwa, said the attack stemmed from a dispute linked to a former relationship between her and another suspect accused of hiring Zakari.
According to Ifeoluwa, the relationship lasted a few months and was marked by repeated disagreements before it 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 obtained Thursday, Zakari, who was reportedly arrested on March 19, 2026, admitted he was recruited for 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,” Zakari 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,” he added.
Zakari said the acid was procured by Daniel and the security guard involved in the arrangement.
“I was paid N500,000 for the job and gave the security guard N50,000 for linking me up,” he said, expressing regret over the incident.
According to the charge sheet, the suspects allegedly conspired in October 2025 at Lakowe, Ibeju-Lekki, to commit felony, including threats to life and causing harm, contrary to Section 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The charge sheet also alleged that Daniel threatened Ifeoluwa’s life through WhatsApp messages, an offense punishable under Section 232 of the 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.
