Two Lagos housewives bath each other in hot water after fight over a man turns ugly

TWO Lagos housewives identified as Muyibat and Biliki have been admitted to the Ikeja General Hospital suffering from severe burns after they scolded themselves with hot water during a bitter brawl over a man.

 

Apparently the two women emptied a kettle of hot water on each other during the brawl which occurred at their residence in the Yaba area of Lagos State. Biliki, who was living with her husband in the Surulere area of the state, relocated to her parents’ house in Abule Oja, Yaba, in 2015, after separating from the husband, while Muyibat lives with her husband and three children in the house.

 

It emerged that 32-year-old Biliki accused Muyibat, 29, of marrying her former boyfriend, which caused bad blood between them. Matters came to a head after a disagreement on Saturday when the duo poured hot water on each other, leading to their hospitalisation.

 

Muyibat said: “Biliki told neighbours that she once dated my husband and that she aborted for him during their relationship. She calls me Iyawo Sara meaning free wife and  I have never known peace in that house as she fights me over every minor issue.

 

“On Saturday, I went to the market with my husband and when we got home, my child started crying. Biliki’s younger brother, Ahmed, came out and shouted at him and I cautioned him, then his sister picked up a quarrel with me and started raining curses on me but I did not talk because I was observing a fast."

 

She alleged that Biliki attacked her in the process as she removed the water she was boiling for vegetables and put it on the table but then Biliki held her head from behind and poured the hot water on her. According to Muyibat, Bilikisu's younger brother slammed a plastic paint can on her head, while she pilled her hair.

 

A Kwara State indigene, Muyibat said she was rushed to a private hospital where she was rejected, adding that she later went to the Sabo Police Station to report the case. Muyibat, who claimed to have passed out on the way to the general hospital, said Biliki had earlier in May threatened to pour acid on her.

 

However, Biliki, who suffered burns on her breasts, chest and hand, denied the allegations, saying her neighbour was the first to attack her. She denied ever dating Muyibat’s husband, saying Muyibat was fond of making trouble with her and efforts to reconcile them had always been rebuffed by her.