18-Yr-Old Allegedly Poisons Guardian In Ogun
Tope Fasanya, an 18-year-old Senior Secondary School (SSS 1) student, has been arrested by men of ogun state police command for allegedly attempting to kill her guardian, one Mrs. Esther Bada, through food poisoning.
She was arrested following a complain by the victim, who reported that she was served food by her maid and immediately after eating the food, she felt a sharp stomach pain and became very uncomfortable.
This is contained in a release, AZ:5310/OGS/PRO/VOL.7/59/14/12/2021, by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ogun State Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi.
“When the pain was becoming so severe, she called the maid to come and eat the remaining food but she refused. This made her to suspect foul play on the part of the maid.
Upon the report, the victim was quickly taken to Owode Egba general hospital, from where she was referred to Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta for proper medical treatment,” the release stated.
It was further stated that the suspect was subsequently arrested, following the report, and initially denied the allegation when she was interrogated.
However, she was transferred to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department where she reportedly made a confessional statement that she actually add rat poison substance to the victim’s food.
According to the release, “Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect has been living with the woman since when she was in primary three, and the woman was her class teacher then.
“Following the death of her father, the victim volunteered to help the girl by taking her to live in her house and from there going to school on her bill. It was the victim that sponsored the suspect’s education up till her present class.
“When asked why she decided to kill her benefactor, the suspect, who described the victim as a very caring person, said that she only wanted to return to her mother and she can only do that if her gurdian is no more.”
Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole has directed that the suspect be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is concluded, the release disclosed.
