Paulina, an indigene of Kokori in Ethiope –East
Local Government Area of Delta State, was bathed
with acid by Mr. Difference Ogba, her lover who
knocked on her door at 5 a.m. Ogba is now
serving a ten- year jail term in Okere prison in
Warri after he was convicted by the High Court at
Otu-Jeremi. – Read her story
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‘ How I met my ex-lover’
I divorced my husband with whom I had three
kids after irreconcilable differences and
incompatibility . I relocated to Ujevwu in Udu
Local Government Area of Delta State. There, I
began selling meat at the Warri Refinery and
Petrochemical Company, WRPC, area, a business
which sustained and provided for my needs as the
kids were with their father.
“After about six months, my church members
alerted me that Ogba whom I was dating was
married with wife and four kids. I trailed him and
got the truth and I told him to leave me alone,
but he refused. His wife got wind of our
relationship and started coming to abuse me at
home. I told Ogba to leave me alone, but he
refused. He went to disturb my pastor. The pastor
asked him to leave me alone, but he would not
listen. They beat me up and took my money
(N30,000).
I reported to the leadership of Egini
community. They reprimanded him but he would
not change his mind. This started the he, as a
motorcycle rider(okada) conveyed me home. He
identified himself as Mr. Difference Ogba, and
told me he was resident in Egini, a neighbouring
community to Ujevwu. He said he was not
married. He picked interest in me and I told him
I was a divorcee. He said he did not mind.
Escape to Ekrokpe
I had to leave where I was staying just to escape
from him. He found out where I was and
continued making trouble. He said that I must
marry him. He would not leave me alone. I had
packed out to Ekrokpe Community in Ughelli-
South Council area.
After about three months, he found out where I
moved to and he came again. I chased him away
but he continued disturbing me until my landlady
got tired and threatened to give me a quit
notice. I continued to chase him away any
moment he came around and my landlady later
joined me in chasing him away, till he stopped.
On August 27, 2010, I didn’t go to the market. I
fasted and went for our Wednesday prayers in my
church (Church of God Mission). I prayed to
God to chase away Ogba completely from my life.
I went to sleep early that evening as I had my
plans for the next day. I wanted to go to the
market and sell and, on return, cook and eat my
choice soup (banga). But very early in the
morning, August 28 , at 5 a.m, I heard a sharp
knock on my door and the voice of a woman I
knew. I was shocked because she resides in Egini.
I was wondering how she came to Ekrokpe that
early.
Immediately I opened the door, I was poured
something (acid) on my head and face. I shouted
for help and fainted. I woke up two days later at
UBTH to discover that Ogba was the one who
knocked on the door and poured me acid.” Ogba
fled after the incident.
