Former Schoolmate Of Naomi Oni, Nigerian Acid Attack Victim Charged In The UK

Naomi before and after attack

May 1st, 2013 – Former Schoolmate Of Naomi Oni, Nigerian Acid Attack Victim Charged In The UK

21-year-old Mary Konye, the former schoolmate of Naomi Oni, a UK-based Nigerian woman who was attacked by acid last year has been charged for the attack.

We learnt 21-year-old Naomi Oni was talking with her boyfriend over the phone in Dangenham, London in December 2012 when Mary Konye splashed Sulphuric acid on her face.

The victim who spent countless of hours under the blade was badly disfigured in the attack.

Naomi Oni who worked as a shop assistant at a Victoria Secret store in Westfield Shopping Centre was on her way home on that fateful night when a woman in Niqab suddenly attacked her with acid.

Naomi and her former school mate Mary Konye attended St Angela’s Ursuline Convent School in Forest Gate together.