A 30-year-old unemployed woman, Mavis Nkrumah, has been arrested by the Tesano Divisional Police Command for allegedly attacking her taxi driver ex-boyfriend with a substance suspected to be acid.
According to graphic.com.gh, Nkrumah, who reportedly attempted to flee Ghana after the incident, had visited her ex-lover, Gideon Frimpong, to confirm their breakup when she allegedly poured the substance on him.
Superintendent of Police Julianna Obeng, Head of the Greater Accra Regional Police Command’s Public Affairs Unit, disclosed this in a news brief.
“The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested Mavis Nkrumah, a 30-year-old woman, for allegedly pouring a liquid substance suspected to be acid on her ex-boyfriend at Ablekuma Fan Milk, a suburb of Accra,” the report quoted her as saying.
Superintendent Obeng also stated that initial investigations indicate that on May 28, 2025, around 1:00 am, Mavis arrived unannounced at the victim’s residence the very night of the attack.
She explained that the 29-year-old taxi driver, Gideon Frimpong, had a brief conversation with Mavis, during which she requested that he drive her home, to which Frimpong agreed and offered to take her.
“On reaching a section of the road, Frimpong requested Mavis to alight since the road ahead was bumpy and rough,” the brief said.
Superintendent Obeng further recounted that Mavis once again questioned Frimpong about their relationship.
It added that after he confirmed for the third time that he had indeed broken up with her, she allegedly stepped out of the car and poured a substance suspected to be acid through the driver’s side.
Superintendent Obeng added that; “The victim, Frimpong, was identified by a group of people and subsequently rushed to the hospital, where he was treated for injuries sustained at the back, neck, among other parts of the body and he has since been discharged.”
She stated that Mavis, the suspect, fled the scene after the incident and attempted to escape into a neighbouring country.
However, on June 3, 2025, police arrested her, and she is currently in custody.
