Benue varsity student hospitalised after cousin allegedly pours hot pepper mixture on her

A 200-level governmental subject pupil of Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University (MOAUM), Rose Adikwu, has been hospitalised successful Makurdi aft allegedly suffering superior burns successful an onslaught involving her relative and co-tenant.

Adikwu is presently receiving attraction astatine a backstage aesculapian installation successful the Benue State superior pursuing the incident, which reportedly occurred connected Friday, August 28, 2026.

The alleged attacker, identified arsenic Agbo Felicia, a 500-level chemistry student, was arrested by the constabulary aft the incident.

According to Adikwu, the disagreement betwixt her and Felicia had persisted for immoderate clip earlier the concern escalated.

She disclosed this portion speaking with the Students’ Union President, Akighirga Vitalis, and different national officials who visited her astatine the hospital.

Adikwu said the quality centred connected idiosyncratic issues and had go truthful aggravated that she yet asked Felicia to permission the flat they shared.

She alleged that aft moving her belongings out, Felicia went to a neighbour’s apartment, wherever she boiled h2o and added pepper, salt, onions an...