A senior secondary one student, Favour Ekemedili of the Cedar College, Baruwa, Ipaja, Lagos State, has died after allegedly consuming beverage laced w
A senior secondary one student, Favour Ekemedili of the Cedar College, Baruwa, Ipaja, Lagos State, has died after allegedly consuming beverage laced with an insecticide called sniper. According to sources, the deceased was alleged to have taken the poisonous substance in class. The beverage, after being examined, was discovered to be laced with Sniper.
The principal of the school, Samuel Adeliyi, confirmed the incident. Favour was said to have been spotted drinking the beverage by her classmates before pouring out the remaining content. This was minutes before she started complaining of severe pain.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, in a statement, said Favour died while receiving treatment at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. He added that the remaining content of the beverage bottle had been taken to the laboratory for testing.
