Ogun: 18-year-old student poisons guardian so as to reunite with mum

Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta

An eighteen-year-old Senior Secondary School student, Tope Fasanya has been arrested by men of Ogun state police command for attempting to kill her guardian, one Mrs. Esther Bada by poisoning her food.

According to statement from the Spokesman of the state police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi on Tuesday, Tope was said to have been arrested at Owode Egba in Obafemi-Owode local government area of the state following complaint lodged by Mrs Bada with the police.

Mrs Bada was said to have 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.

She explained further to the police that 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 said to have been quickly taken to Owode Egba General Hospital from where she was referred to Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta for proper medical treatment. The suspect was subsequently arrested.

During interrogation, Tope was said to have initially denied and was transferred to homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department. She was however said to have later made confessional statement that she actually add rat poison substance to the food of her guardian.

Preliminary investigation by the police was said to have revealed that the suspect had been living with the woman since when she was in primary three when the woman was her class teacher then.

Mrs Bada was said to have volunteered to have Tope live under her roof after the death of her father and had since been responsible for her education up till the time she allegedly poisoned her.

The statement revealed that when Tope was asked why she decided to kill her benefactor, she although described her guardian as very caring but added that she wanted to return to her mother and she could only do that if her gurdian was no more.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole has directed that the suspect be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is concluded.