Olayiwola Matthew
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old girl, Aisha Suleiman, for the alleged poisoning and death of five persons.
Recall that the incident occurred at Afashio Community, Uzairue in Etsako West Local Government Area.
The spokesperson of the Edo State Police Command, Moses Yamu, confirmed the development in a statement he issued on Thursday.
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 the 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, surname not known, 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.”
Yamu said Suleiman was rescued from the mob by the Police Division in the town and the case has been transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department for discrete investigation, adding: “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.”