The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a man named Mr. Victor Oba, who is said to be cousin of former Nigerian First Lady, Patience Jonathan, over an attempted murder allegation of his ex-girlfriend, Seigha Atia.

Oba, who manages the former First Lady’s resort and hotel, “Aridolf Resort Wellness and Spa”, reportedly knocked down the lady with his SUV, which caused her mortal injury to the leg and left her for dead.

Recounting how the ugly incident happened, Atia whose leg will be reportedly amputated, said the suspect targeted her after she discontinued their romantic affair.

In an interview with The Nation, she said:

On the day of the incident, we had an argument and he called me and asked me to come outside of our gate to get the rest of my things in his car. He said he was driving to our area at Ox-Bow Lake to come and give me my things since I was no longer interested in the relationship.

He eventually showed up. He came down from his car, reached for the passenger seat, opened the door, brought out two bags and handed them over to me. I opened the bag and I figured out my things weren’t complete, and I told him some of my things were not there and that I would come and pick up the rest of my things.

At this point, he started screaming saying he would not want to see me close to his house. But I insisted I would come to take other things he did not bring to me.

At this point, he was already in his car. He started raining abuses on me, calling me unprintable names. I couldn’t take it. So, I responded. The next thing, he drove his car into me with speed. He hit me against our gate, held me there and did not reverse his car despite the fact that I was screaming in pains.

He later reversed and I fell to the ground and he zoomed off. My neighbours, who watched what happened screamed for help and came to my rescue.

This relationship lasted for four months. But I decided to quit when I discovered that he was a violent person. He had hit me once, that was when everything started to take a nosedive.

I can’t walk for now, probably I will never walk with this leg. They would have amputated this leg earlier today. But they referred me to a specialist hospital in Port Harcourt. They want to see whether something could still be done and it must be done very fast before it gets to my knees.

I’m devastated, but I’m fine, i will rise above it. I feel bad, I didn’t think someone could go this extreme.

The victim’s sister, Preye, said that their family is still in shock over such violent act the former first lady’s cousin carried out.

Preye said:

We are still shocked. We cannot believe this is happening at the same time I’m tired. I have not slept, am still exhausted.

I was in the house when I heard a bang on the gate. I felt it was just someone who normally hits the gate or something, then I heard voices, and I knew my sister went out and I saw her on the floor, blood on her leg, I just ran to her, I was screaming, I just picked her up and luckily she was conscious.

She told me Victor was responsible for what happened to her. The witnesses around there said he hit her and zoomed off. They had a misunderstanding; he insulted her then she responded, then he hit her, that was what eyewitnesses said.

I don’t have so much confidence in the Police because of who the guy is. They called us and tried to settle, but we cant accept such settlement because right now my sister is at the verge of having her leg amputated.

We want justice. This was an attempted murder, we want justice, we want things legally done the right way.

Bayelsa State Police Spokesperson, Asinim Buswat, confirmed the incident by saying the suspect was arrested for attempted murder and would be transferred to the Criminal Investigations Department of the Police Command, to start investigation and subsequent prosecution.

Justin Nwosu

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