Taiwo and her other injuries

Taiwo’s injured breast

Cyriacus Izuekwe.

The mother of four children, Mrs Adelowo Taiwo, has accused her neighbour, Mrs Bola Olowolagba, mother of three kids, of biting off and swallowing her nipple during a fight over refuse in their compound in Shasha, Lagos State Western Nigeria.

The police at Shasha division, arrested and Charged Olowolagba to Ejigbo Magistrate court with inflicting injury on Taiwo. The incident happened at their compound located at I6 Oduduwa Crescent in Shasha, outskirts of Lagos where they reside. Not only that, Olowolagba bit off Taiwo’s right nipple and also bruised other parts of her body.

Taiwo and Olowolagba hail from Oyo and Ogun states respectively and reside in Lagos State. According to Taiwo, trouble started after Olowolagba held a party and littered the whole compound; she was asked to clean up the compound but refused. Taiwo narrated that she had to handle the cleaning.

She added that when Olowolagba’s husband saw her while sweeping, he informed Olowolagba who came out from their apartment and asked Taiwo who asked her to sweep the compound. Along the line, they exchanged hot words which resulted in a fight and in the process, Olowolagba grabbed Taiwo’s right breast, bit off her nipple and swallowed it. Taiwo said while she was bleeding, Olowolagba was busy biting other parts of her body before neighbours intervened.

Taiwo was rushed to Igando General Hospital where she is being treated. The matter was reported to the Police at Shasha division and Olowolagba was arrested and charged to court for the assault. She pleaded not guilty.

The presiding Magistrate, Mrs J.O.E Adeyemi, granted her bail in the sum of N50, 000 with two sureties in like sum. She was remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri pending when she will perfect her bail. The matter was adjourned till 21 September 2015.