Lady celebrates 16 years of being alive after uncle's wife poured her acid

Frances Obanye survived acid attack in 2004

A Nigerian acid survivor has expressed gratitude to God for giving her the opportunity to be alive after having a close shave with death.

In an interview with BBC News Pidgin, she said her uncle's wife entered where she sleeping and poured her a bucket of acid.

According to the young lady, the unfortunate incident happened in 2004 when she was just a 9-year-old child.

After her uncle's wife poured her the chemical compound, Frances said the woman stated:

"Oh, I thought it was Obiora."Obiora is Frances' brother and her parents' only son. The lady advised people living with scars to be confident and let people know that their lives can still be beautiful.

Frances' story was also shared by a Facebook user identified as Badmus Aramide Tiaranioluwa

She quoted Frances as saying:

"16years Anniversary Acid Survivor."The Acid couldn't take my life away, I'm still alive thanks to God and I still feel beautiful. Help me say thank you to God!"Nigerians on Facebook flooded Badmus' comment section to rejoice with her.