Abuja Magistrate
Court has ordered that a 23-
year-old commercial sex
worker, Charity Achibong, be
remanded in prison for
biting off her lovers tongue.
Achibong of Jabi village,
Abuja, appeared in court on
a one-count charge of
causing hurt contrary to
section 245 of the Penal
code.
The Police Prosecutor, Insp.
Clement Egwu, said that one
Mr Ephraim Okoronkwo
reported the accused on July
9, at the Life Camp Police
Station, Abuja.
He said that the complainant
and the accused had a
misunderstanding and
heated argument in his room
on the day of the incident.
Egwu said that the accused
jumped on the complainant
in the midst of the argument
and bit off his tongue.
He added that the accused
tried to run away but was
apprehended by a security
man nearby.
The prosecutor said that the
bite caused Okoronkwo
serious injury, resulting in
his being admitted at the
Gwarimpa Hospital, where he
is still receiving treatment.
The accused pleaded guilty
to the charge.
The Magistrate, Mrs Jacinta
Okeke, asked that the case
be suspended and that the
accused be remanded in
prison, while the condition
of the accused was being
monitored. (NAN)
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