A disagreement between two neighbours over the use of a shared compound space in Lugbe, Abuja, has left one woman with severe burns after she was allegedly doused with boiling water. The victim, identified as Gift Amos, is receiving medical treatment for injuries sustained when her neighbour, Mrs Beauty Monday, poured boiling water on her. Amos said the incident occurred on 4th September 2026, when a disagreement escalated after she moved her attacker's pot of boiling water from a stove to the section of the compound allocated to her. The action was said to have angered Monday, who allegedly retrieved the pot and poured its contents on Amos's back. The incident was reported at the Lugbe Police Division on 6th September at about 3:30pm, two days after the alleged attack. FCT police command spokesperson SP Josephine Adeh said preliminary investigations established that...
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