Robbery suspect chopped off chief's ear.

The Police in Lagos said a robbery suspect, who allegedly chopped off the right ear of a traditional chief in Lagos, had a case to answer.

The accused, Chigozie Okafor has been standing trial since March last year on a three-count charge of assault, felony and stealing at an Apapa Senior Magistrate’s Court.

Okafor, who had earlier pleaded not guilty, was granted bail in the sum of two hundred thousand naira at his first arraignment on March eleven,last year.

But the prosecution told the court that the accused and another still at large had hit Eze Edwin Onyeka with a plank on the head in a bid to rob him of his personal effects.

According to Sergent Uche Kalu, Okafor and his accomplice robbed their victim of a Nokia E71 handset valued at sixty-six thousand naira and one hundred thousand naira cash.

He said the accused was later apprehended by the police for biting off the victim’s right ear.

Earlier under cross-examination, Ogunmola Saheed from the General Hospital, Ajegunle, confirmed that Onyeka’s ear was chopped off, saying he referred him to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital for surgery.

Senior Magistrate,Ariyike Ipaye-Nwachukwu, adjourned further hearing till June eleven.