Edo Police Arrest Teenage Girl Over Death of Five Friends Suspected to have been Poisoned

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In what appears to be a passion or love crime, a 16-year-old girl identified as Aisha Suleiman, has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command in connection with the death of five persons, two of them siblings, allegedly through food poisoning.

According to the police in a statement on Thursday, the tragic incident happened last week at Afashio community, Uzairue, in Etsako West local government area of Edo State.

Father of one of the late youngsters was said to have stumbled on the corpses of the four boys and a girl, when he went to look for his 19-year-old son, Emmanuel Elogie, in his apartment. The find sent shock waves through the community, and the police were alerted.

The state police public relations officer, (PPRO) Moses Yamu, said Suleiman, suspected to have caused the death of the victims, had been arrested after she was saved from jungle justice by irate mob.

The statement read: “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 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.

“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”.