A woman identified as Fatima allegedly cut off the tongue of her neighbour on Thursday in the Igando area.
According to Punch Newspaper, the disagreement escalated when Fatima allegedly strangled Mitsura, biting off her protruded tongue in the process.
The landlady who identified herself simply as Mama Ibadan, said she had earlier settled a fight between them.
She said, “They were both washing when neighbours called to inform me that they were fighting each other over the bucket. I quickly rushed down there to settle the fight and also appeal to both of them. It was after I had left that I heard people shouting that someone’s tongue had been cut off. It was when I got there that I saw Mitsura’s mouth soaked in blood. That was how I got to know that her tongue had been bitten off by Fatima.”
Eyewitnesses reported that Fatima attempted to flee the scene but was restrained by concerned residents who witnessed the aftermath of the violent encounter.
The Punch reported that Fatima was being handed over to the police for prosecution after being restrained.
