(Ebute Metta Margistrate Court. photo Credit: punch news)
Olorunseunfunmi Awosogbon, a female spa employee in Lagos State’s Lekki Phase 1 neighborhood, is undergoing medical care following an alleged attack with a caustic material that may have been acid in an incident connected to a conflict with her boss.
Awosogbon, also known as Ajoke, was allocated to a client who scheduled a home massage on October 25, 2025, according to information obtained by PUNCH Metro from court records and interviews.
The event happened at Lakowe Golf Gate, which is close to Utmost Care Hospital in Lakowe.
A man, described in court documents as 37-year-old Ziaulihak Zakari, allegedly approached her when she arrived at the scene in a ride-hailing car and sprayed the material on her.
A 25-year-old man named Owolabi Daniel allegedly engaged the suspect after a personal relationship between Ifeoluwa and Daniel ended, according to court documents and the spa owner, Olorunmaye Ifeoluwa.
Ifeoluwa described how she had met Daniel earlier in 2025 when he made an appointment for a treatment at her spa.
He asked me to take care of him directly. He continued to communicate and showed interest in a romantic relationship after that, she alleged.
She clarified that the connection was characterized by arguments and lasted for several months.
“I subsequently told him that the relationship would not work and that I needed some distance. “I made it clear that I did not want to continue, but he kept reaching out,” she continued.
She claims that after that, she started getting menacing messages from unidentified numbers.
“My life was threatened in the messages.” She stated, “I reported the issue, but at the time the numbers could not be traced.
She added that, just prior to the attack, suspicious home-service reservations had been made.
“Once, once my crew arrived at the place, a client stopped replying. Later on, a similar reservation was made for the same location, she claimed.
“Awosogbon called me in distress, saying a substance had been poured on her and that it was suspected to be acid,” Ifeoluwa recalled the day of the event. I made arrangements for her transportation to the hospital right away.
Before receiving specialized care at a different hospital in Ikeja, Awosogbon was first treated in a medical center in Lekki.
After the attack, Ifeoluwa claimed that threatening messages persisted.
“The sender said I was still being targeted and that the attack was not the end. “I’m about to murder you.” Among other things, she remarked, “You deserve to be in a grave.”
She continued by saying that a private investigation eventually connected the texts to a known person, at which point the police were notified and an arrest was made.
Zakari and Daniel are charged with conspiracy, alleged threats to life, and causing physical injury, according to undated charge sheets submitted to a Magistrate Court in Ebute-Metta.
According to Lagos State’s 2015 Criminal Law, one of the allegations alleges that the defendants “conspired to commit a felony.” A third claims that the victim was injured after a chemical was sprayed on her, while another claims that Daniel sent threatening electronic communications.
Awosogbon was reportedly undergoing medical operations, thus attempts to speak with her directly were futile.
Ifeoluwa, however, noted that Daniel had been given bail and voiced concerns about her safety.
She stated, “I am concerned about my safety and that of my staff.”
John Olobayo, the victim’s attorney, criticized the way the case was handled, claiming that the charges did not adequately represent the seriousness of the accusations.
“We believe more serious charges should be considered based on the available information,” he stated, adding that applications had been filed with the Ministry of Justice and other appropriate agencies.
When approached, Mr. Owolabi, the father of one of the accused, declined to provide a detailed statement and directed questions to his attorney.
“Everything we did was through the lawyer,” he stated, adding that he had paid for the victim’s medical care.
“Everything we have done was through the lawyer,” he stated in Yoruba in response to inquiries over a purported N60 million payment for the victim’s surgery. To make the payment, I sold my residence. I’m not sure what else is expected of us.
Omole Muritala, the family’s attorney, was also approached, but he refused to comment on the case’s details, stating that he would only reply if the source of his client’s communication was revealed.
He declined to discuss further after learning that revealing of sources is prohibited by journalistic ethics
