Woman shares how she endured years of abuse before her husband poured acid on her

A woman identified as Gift has opened up about the traumatic experience she allegedly suffered at the hands of her husband, Godday claiming he poured acid on her during their marriage.

Speaking in a video shared by Berekete Family, Gift narrated her ordeal and revealed that following the incident, her husband was arrested and remanded in Keffi Prison.

According to Gift, her struggles began at a young age. She explained that she was raised by her grandmother until she turned 13, when a man she had never known came into her life and introduced himself as her biological father.

She alleged that her father later handed her over to one of his friends in Abuja, where she endured severe maltreatment and was allegedly forced into sexual activities.

Gift said she eventually left the house and tried to rebuild her life. However, she later received a call from one of her husband’s friends, who informed her that her husband was seeking forgiveness and regretted his past actions.

Trusting that he had changed, she agreed to meet him at his friend’s residence. According to her, while they were sitting in the living room, her husband suddenly picked up a substance that was beside him and poured it on her. She believes the substance was acid.

Corroborating part of the story, the wife of the husband’s friend shared her account of the events leading up to the incident.

She said:”They have been having this issue several times. Sometimes, I used to settle them. So, one day, she came to my place and later went home. The man (Gift’s husband) beat her mercilessly, so she called me early in the morning. I went there and asked her what was happening. She told me that because she came to my place, her husband beat her. I asked why, and she said she didn’t know. She was crying, her face was swollen, and she said her neck was paining her. She told me he strangled her neck and nearly killed her the previous night.

“I said, ‘Why?’ While we were there, the husband came. I asked him why he beat her, and he said he did not beat her. My friend later told me I should just leave the matter.”

The witness said she eventually left them and returned to her business.

She further stated:

“So later in the evening, Gift told me that she left the man’s house because if she stayed there, he would kill her. I said, ‘Okay.’ We continued communicating with her even after she left her husband’s house.

“That very day, in November last year (2025), she told me her brother was preparing for a wedding and asked me to help her go to the market to buy some things. She said she would call me when it was time.

“To my greatest surprise, somebody later called me and asked me to rush to the hospital because something had happened. I asked what happened, and they told me the worst had happened. They said he poured acid on her.

“Since that very day, I left my shop and went there. When I saw what happened, I was angry. I called the man (Gift’s husband) and told him, ‘You have done the worst, right? You want to kill her, right?’ He said, ‘Let her die.’

“I asked him why he poured acid on her. He said, ‘Yes, I poured it on her. If she wants to die, let her die.’ I told him she would not die. Since that day, I have been with her in the hospital and have not left her. We first took her to a nearby hospital, but there was no improvement, so we moved her to another hospital, and it was the same thing.”

The emotional account has since drawn reactions online, with many expressing sympathy for Gift and calling for justice in the case.

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