Friday, November 1, 2024 - The Edo State Police
Command has arrested a 16-year-old girl accused of poisoning her ex-boyfriend
and four others to d@ath.
The victims, Emmanuel Elogie, his girlfriend, Ada Samuel, Nurudeen, and
two siblings, Samuel Ayegwalo and Jeffrey Ayegwalo, were found d£ad in a room
in Afashio community, Uzairue, in Etsako Local Government Area of the state on
Saturday, October 26, 2024.
According to a viral video making the round on social media, the suspect
identified as Aisha Suleiman, allegedly planned to k!ll her ex-boyfriend with
poisoned pepper soup but unfortunately his friends, including his current
girlfriend, consumed the meal.
The spokesperson of the command, SP Moses Joel Iyamu, who confirmed the
arrest in a statement on Thursday, October 31, said that operatives of Jattu
Division rescued the suspect as she was about to be lynched by some young men
from the community.
The PPRO added that the case was transferred next day to the State
Criminal Investigation Department for discrete investigation.
“The command received a report on 26/10/2024 at about 0730hrs, from one
Mr Elogie Ezekiel of Afashio community, that at about 0630hrs of same date, he
went to check his son named Emmanuel Elogie 19yrs at his apartment,” the
statement read.
"That upon gaining entrance into the apartment, he met the lifeless
body of his son's friend named Nurudeen surname not known 'm' at the corridor,
he went further and met the lifeless bodies of his son with his girlfriend Ada
Samuel 'f' 16yrs on the bed in the bedroom, while another two (2) of the son's
friends named Samuel Ayegwalo and Jeffrey Ayegwalo who turned out to be
siblings found in the sitting room. They were evacuated to the hospital where
the Doctor confirmed them dead.
"On 29/10/2024 at about 1710hrs, operatives of Jattu Division
received information that a girl later identified as Aisha Suleiman 'f' 16yrs
alleged to have caused the death of Emmanuel Elogie and four (4) others with
food poison was about to be lynched by some young men from the community.
"They mobilised to the scene, rescued the suspect to the Station
and the case was transferred next day to the State Criminal Investigation
Department for discrete investigation.
"The Commissioner of Police, CP Umoru Peter Ozigi, psc, mnips has
directed that no stone should be left unturned to ensure that the cause of
death of these young people is established.
“He further warned against jungle justice, while assuring the general
public that justice will be served at the end of investigation.”
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