– 52-year-old woman attacked by her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law – She lost the use of her left eye after the scuffle with her in-laws – Her in-laws were arrested and later arraigned before a Magistrates Court Olasunkanmi Lawal, a 52-year-old housewife was attacked by her mother-in-law, Aduke Awakan, 79, at their family house on Isale-Agbede street, on the Lagos Island area of Lagos state. She was also said to have been attacked by her sisters-in-law, 39-year-old Bose Showole and Oduntan Enitan, 24, The Punch reports
Lawal, a mother of two lost the use of one of her left eye after the scuffle. According to her, she was attacked by her mother-in-law because she stopped giving her money. Narrating what happened, she said: “I lost my jewelry business due to the demolition of my shop in 2014 and because of that; I could no longer support her. On Saturday, January 16, around 4pm, I returned from work and I met her at home. When I greeted her, she shunned me. I was surprised because I never had any disagreement with her. “Before I knew it, one of her children, Bose (Showole), punched me in the left eye. I fought back. Her grandchild, Enitan, used stone to hit me in the same eye, while the woman herself hit me with a chair. Blood started coming out from the eye.” READ ALSO: Man marries another woman while his girlfriend is in labour She was referred to the Lagos Island General Hospital where she was told by the doctors that she had lost the use of her left eye. The mother of two reported the case at the Adeniji Adele Police Station, leading to the arrest of the suspects. Her 79-year-old mother-in-law was later released on bail.
