Report from Pm News, A Magistrates’ court on Monday ordered the arrest
of a hotel director, 38-year-old Mrs Mary Joan Adeiekwe who allegedly
bit off the ear of her manager, Chinwendu Nkemakolam, for demanding her
monthly salary after she sacked her in Lagos State, western Nigeria.
Anambra
State-born Adeikwe was arrested and charged before Magistrate M.B.
Folami of Ejigbo Court for allegedly assaulting Nkemakolam.
After
she was released on bail, she refused to show up for trial. The
incident happened at the hotel premises located at 38, Olusesi Street,
Ikotun where the victim went to collect her salary as promised by
Adeiekwe.The victim, who is a graduate of Business Administration from
the Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTHEC, was employed by Adeiekwe to
manage her hotel on N25,000 salary every month.
Barely a few
months after she took the job, Adeiekwe sacked her without pay but
asked her to come for her salary at a specific date..According to
Nkemakolam, when she went to the hotel to collect her money, Adeiekwe
got angry, grabbed her ear and bit off part of it.
She was
bleeding profusely and was taken to Igando General Hospital with the
piece of ear that fell off.But before they reached the hospital the
piece of ear was already dead and doctors said it could not be stitched
back.The matter was reported at Ikotun Police Division and Adeiekwe was
arrested and charged with three-count charge of felony, assault and
wounding under the Criminal Code.
She was granted bail in the sum
of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.The matter suffered several
adjournments because Adeiekwe refused to show up for trial.When the
matter came up again on Monday, Adeiekwe did not show up and her
counsel informed the court that they want to settle the matter out of
court by paying the victim N25,000 being her salary and medical bills.
Folami
insisted that the defendant must appear in court and explain why she
won’t face trial.The matter was adjourned till 1 June, 2015.
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