Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
The Edo State Police command has confirmed the arrest of one Aisha Suleiman for allegedly poisoning her former boyfriend, Emmanuel Elogie and four other persons to death in Afashio Community, Uzairue, Etsako Local Government Area in Edo State.
Confirming the arrest to Journalists in Benin City, the Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, said, “The command received a report on 26/10/2024 at about 0730hrs, from one Elogie Ezekiel of Afashio Community, that at about 0630hrs of same date, he went to check his son named Emmanuel Elogie (19 years) at his apartment.
“That upon gaining entrance into the apartment, he met the lifeless body of his son’s friend named Nurudeen at the corridor, he went further and met the lifeless bodies of his son with his girlfriend Ada Samuel (16 years) on the bed in the bedroom.
“Another two of the son’s friends named Samuel Ayegwalo and Jeffrey Ayegwalo who turned out to be siblings were 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 (16 years) alleged to have caused the death of Emmanuel Elogie and four 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, 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 would be served in the case.
Truth Live News Media reports that, the incident which occurred last week threw the members of the community into panic as residents were highly terrified by the death of promising youngsters, which included four boys and a girl.
The five deceased were allegedly poisoned to death with food by a former girlfriend to one of the victims who allegedly cooked pepper soup and brought to his ex boyfriend to eat.