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Meet the woman who beats her businessman husband so severely that he almost lost his arm and will need cosmetic surgery to heal his horrific scars.



Chidi nwabueze, 49, from anmbra, suffered two years of abuse at the hands of his wife, including one attack where she sprayed bleach in his eyes.
He also suffered fractures to his skull, cheekbones, and nose, three cracked ribs and horrific burns on his arm from an iron at the hands of his ex-girlfriend.

Bola, 38, from Ogun state, who is now in detention awaiting trial for  causing grievous bodily harm, also lit cigarettes and shoved them up her partner’s nose after falsely accusing him of having an affair.
On one occasion, she also poured two kettles full of boiling water over him - and even attacked him with a vacuum cleaner.
chidi, who is now preparing for the surgery, said: 'It was between Christmas and New Year (in 2006) when she first accused me of having an affair with one of her friends.
'This was the first time she lashed out.
'She punched me in the face and I had a black eye.'

Bola begged him for forgiveness, saying it was just a one-off and soon moved into his flat at Mushin, Lagos state.
However a few weeks later she launched another attack with the vacuum cleaner.
chidi recalled: 'She began ranting and raving about previous partners of mine.
'Then, all of a sudden, she switched the vacuum cleaner off, grabbed the nozzle and whacked me across the face with it. I could feel my cheek split.'
This was the first of many outbursts of domestic violence from the then 34-year-old and the attacks got progressively worse.
His worst ordeal came when Bola poured a kettle full of boiling water into his lap and, while he was screaming in agony, she reboiled the kettle and poured it over him again.
He continued: 'She would show off my injuries to her friends.

'I felt as though I couldn’t walk away, because she told me she had family who were involved in organised crime who would kill me if I left her.
'I felt I was trading with my life.

I was brought up well and taught never to hit a woman - and I didn’t lay a finger on her.'
The night before Joy's arrest, Mr chidi endured an attack that lasted almost seven hours, where he was beaten with a metal bar and his body smashed in places with a claw hammer.

A neighbour who heard his screams called the vigilante, who took him to hospital and arrested Joy.
Although the violence had come to an end, Mr chidi didn’t realise the aftermath would be just as bad.

Injuries: Among Chidi's injuries were fractures to his skull, cheekbones, and nose. Right, he shows damage to his shoulder that was caused by a hammer attack

Chidi, shows a scar on his arm caused by an iron
He said: 'Joy had taken control of my finances and run up lots of debt. I didn’t have any money and didn’t know where to go or what to do.
'I was scare walking out on her because she made me do a blood engagement with her.

Despite his experience, chidi isn’t put off having a relationship again.
'It’s going to be difficult when I meet someone who doesn’t know what I’ve been through,' said chidi.
'They will no doubt ask about my scars, and I’m not going to lie.
'My fear is that they will wonder what I did to deserve it.'