A woman, Adetomiwa Banks, 26 threw caution to the wind when she decided to settle scores with her girlfriend, Nike Sevrano by using a razor blade to lacerate her face.

The accused was alleged to have used a new razor blade to slash the victim’s face and body for snatching her lover.

The incident happened at 15, Ramoni Oke Street, Itire, Surulere, Lagos where both reside.

Trouble started when the complainant allegedly started dating the boyfriend of the accused. The boyfriend, it was gathered, dumped the accused and started going out with the complainant.

This did not go down well with the accused who picked a quarrel with the complainant for snatching her boyfriend. While fighting, the accused reportedly took a new razor blade and slashed her face and body. She was quickly rushed to the hospital for treatment.

The matter was reported at the Itire police station and the accused was arrested and charged to court for assault.

She pleaded not guilty to the charge and the magistrate, Mr. A.A. Adefulire granted her bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties.

The sureties must show evidence of payment of tax to the state government and one of the sureties must be a blood relation of the accused, the court ordered.

The matter has been adjourned till 17 April, 2010 while the accused was remanded at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons, Apapa, for failing to meet the bail conditions.

http://thepmnews.com/2010/04/13/woman-settles-score-with-razor-blade

Nawa ooo. Just because of one guy.

Too bad