A student of the Cedar College,
Baruwa, in the Ipaja area of Lagos State, Favour Ekemedili, has died after she
drank a pack of juice laced with Sniper on Thursday, May 30th during school
hours.
According to reports, the
deceased, Favour Ekemedili, left her home on the said day and was in class
receiving the day's teaching with her classmates when she got up, went to her
bag, brought out the pack of juice and started drinking it. Shortly after she
drank some of it, she threw the juice pack away and went to her seat. Some
minutes later, Favour began complaining of having stomach pains. Her classmates
rushed her to the school's sick bay. Her classmates informed the nurse on duty
that Favour began complaining of stomach ache after she drank the pack of juice
she brought to school.
They searched for the juice pack
she threw away and brought it with the remaining content to the nurse. Upon
examination, the nurse found out it was smelling of the popular insecticide,
Sniper. Immediately she raised alarm and Favour was rushed to the General
hospital in the area.
Favour was later referred to the
Lagos state University Teaching Hospital where she died on the same day at
about 6pm.
The mother of the deceased, Nkem
Ekemedili, said she has handed over the case to God as there is nothing that
can be done if she fights with the school. She blamed the school for not
monitoring her daughter who was in their care at the time of the unfortunate
incident.
Confirming the incident, the
Lagos state police command spokesperson, Bala Elkana, in a statement released
yesterday Sunday June 2nd, said the homicide department of the school is
currently investigating the matter.
“On Thursday, May 30, 2019,
around 5.40pm, the Ipaja Police Station received a complaint from the Cedar
College, Baruwa, that on the same date around 9am, one Favour Ekemedili, an SS1
pupil complained of severe stomach ache and was rushed to the school’s sickbay.
The school’s sickbay immediately moved her to the general hospital, which in
turn referred her to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where she
was admitted for medical attention.
“Her parents were contacted by
the school authority. She died around 6pm while receiving treatment. Her
friends, who witnessed the incident, stated that the stomach ache started after
the girl took a beverage. On a close check of the bottle, it was discovered
that it contained an insecticide known as Sniper and not the beverage. The
chemical substance was taken for laboratory testing. Homicide detectives from
the SCIID are investigating the case.” the statement read
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