Wannabe rapper busted for throwing acid in Long Island college student’s face, boasted about attack in song: officials

The brute who threw acid in an Elmont college student’s face has finally been arrested — nearly five years after the sickening attack that left the young woman permanently disfigured, authorities said.

The wannabe rapper appeared in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, marking the first arrest in a case that shocked Long Island and drew national attention over four years ago. Prosecutors claimed the suspect, a wannabe rapper, boasted about an acid attack in one of his songs posted to social media.

The victim, Nafiah Ikram, previously condemned prosecutors for dropping the ball in the case, allowing the sicko to remain on the run while she spent years undergoing surgeries for her second- and third-degree burns, battling depression, and grappling with the vision she lost in one eye.

The brave survivor, with her family and attorneys by her side, stared down the deranged man in court. They declined to comment to The Post.

The assailant allegedly carried out the attack in Ikram’s own driveway as she returned home from her job at CVS on March 17, 2021.

Ikram, now 26, first thought she was splashed with warm juice until the corrosive substance began burning her flesh.

The sulfuric acid melted her contact lenses, leaving her blind in her right eye, and caused second- and third-degree burns on her face, arms, and chest.

In the aftermath of the attack, the FBI and Nassau police released surveillance images of a 2013–2015 red Nissan Altima seen speeding away from Ikram’s home and offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, but publicly released few details about the investigation.

Police previously said there was no evidence to determine whether the assault was a hate crime, a view Ikram and her family have echoed, saying they did not believe she was targeted because of her race or religion.

Ikram described the experience as “worse than death” — and one that left her with physical and mental scars.

She battled anxiety and depression and has undergone numerous surgeries in the years since the assault, and publicly condemned authorities for “not doing enough” to capture the culprit.

Ikram has said her motivation in seeking justice was to ensure no one else would suffer a similar attack, describing the experience as mentally devastating and something she would never want another person to endure.

Ikram continued to forge ahead despite the hardships and returned to classes at Hofstra University to achieve her dream of one day becoming a doctor.