Man’s ear bitten off after criticising hemp smokers

Mushin area; the victim (inset)

A 25-year-antique man, Tolani Ajisefini, has lost one among his ears in a combat that ensued after speakme in opposition to hemp smoking in the Mushin place of Lagos country.


PUNCH Metro learnt that Ajisefini, a domain manager, had lived together with his dad and mom on Olateju street, Mushin, where the incident happened, earlier than moving to the Isolo location of the state.

however, he changed into said to be a normal visitor to the Mushin region in which he had pals.

It changed into learnt that the sufferer had visited the place penultimate Saturday when he saw a few youths smoking hemp in his former residence.

He became said to have advised them and insisted they left the vicinity.

A resident, who spoke with our correspondent on situation of anonymity, said the smokers left out him.

“They said he had left the region and had no proper to dictate to them what to do and what not to do.

“This ended in arguments and later degenerated into a fight. one in all Tolani’s (Ajisefini) buddies additionally backed him and fought the gang participants. Tolani, but, requested his unnamed pal to leave the matter to him alone.

“He pushed his buddy apart and ordered him to depart the area. One Michael mocked the unnamed friend, announcing Tolani did now not admire his attempt.”

Our correspondent was instructed that Ajisefini attacked Michael for the declaration.

inside the ensuing scuffle, Ajisefini become speculated to have grabbed a bottle to assault the suspect, who parried it.

“Michael then bit off one among Ajisefini’s ears. Michael additionally had a chunk damage, ” the supply brought.

The victim changed into reportedly rushed to the Lagos college coaching health facility, Idi-araba, Surulere, where he was fast attended to by using the clinical personnel on duty.

It was learnt that the ear could not be reattached as the tissue became already dead.

“The ear needed to be thrashed. The doctors said they'll should carry out an operation on him and provide him artificial ear. He has been deformed,” a close friend of the sufferer said.

The case changed into allegedly suggested at the Olosan Police division.

The spokesperson for LUTH, Mr. Kenneth Otuneme, said he could get lower back to our correspondent, but he had yet to do so as of press time.

The Police Public members of the family relations Officer, Lagos country, SP Dolapo Badmos, stated the police did no longer have a file of the incident.