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An upper area court in Makurdi, the Benue capital, has sentenced Dooshima Anems, a sex worker, to four years imprisonment for biting her lover’s tongue.

Anems was sentenced on Thursday.

Veronica Shaagee, the police prosecutor, told the court that Anems was arrested on Tuesday after one Amos Igbo reported the incident to the police.

The police prosecutor said Igbo picked up Anems at Yaman park, and paid the her N2,000 for the night.

Shaagee said Anems bit the tongue of her lover, Igbo, while they were having sex at Tekdee hotel, where they had lodged.

Rose Iyorshe, the magistrate, announced the decision of the court after Dooshima pleaded guilty.

Dooshima, however, told the court that she bit Igbo’s tongue in self defence.

“We agreed N2,000 per night, but he forced me beyond our agreement by beating me and forcing himself on me. That was why I bit him in self-defence,” she said.

”My lord, he hit me hard. I bit him in self-defence.”

According to the magistrate, the offence contravened sections 166(b) and 248 of the Penal Code Cap 124 (2004) laws of Benue.