A middle-aged lady, Miss Faith Idehen, has
been rushed to the Central Hospital Benin
City, Edo State after sustaining a deep ear
bite during a fight with the daughter of her
landlord in the state.
Idehen, aged 23 years and a hairdresser at the Oba
Market located in the heart of Benin City, had a raw
deal with her landlord’s daughter simply
identified as Vivian, who is a single mother of two,
over delayed payment of N1, 500 electricity bill.
Investigation revealed Friday that the victim along with her mother and other siblings had occupied
the two bedroom apartment belonging to the
landlord at No: 2 Jesus Powerlane Off Ojo Street
Ugbiyoko, when Vivian engaged her in a war of
words over the matter.
Idehen was said to have left the compound in a commercial bus for her place of work at the Oba
Market but was trailed behind by Vivian who
swooped on her at the popular Yanga Market
within the area, an action that resulted in a fierce
fight that drew a large crowd of traders and
passersby.
It was gathered that the landlord’s daughter
demanded for the monthly electricity bill of N1, 500
from the tenant who pleaded with her for
understanding after the later had paid N1,000
deposit with a promise to pay the balance of N500
when she returns back from work later in the day but the landlord’s daughter refused to listen.
The angered Vivian engaged her
unsuspecting tenant in a fight and bit off
Faith’s left ear which made her to faint in
the process.
It took the intervention of sympathisers for the
younger hairdresser to gain consciousness even as
she bled profusely and was rushed to the hospital
for treatment.
However, policemen attached to Oba Market Police
Station were quickly invited who also arrested the landlord’s daughter.
Narrating her ordeal, Idehen said: “I didn’t
know that I was being trailed even after I pleaded
with her that I will pay the balance of N500 when I
return from work. The moment I alighted from the
bus I heard someone calling Faith, Faith and immediately I turned, behold it was Vivian. She
grabbed my hair and started beating me and
before I knew what happened I saw my ear
dangling with blood gushing out. I was later
rescued and rushed to the Central hospital where it
was later stitched."
Sources close to the police station said the suspect
would soon be charged to court for assault and
attempted murder.
The state Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), Mr.
Steven Onwochei, a Deputy Superintendent of
Police (DSP), when contacted said the command was yet to be informed about the incident.
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