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| Suspects: Hounkpe and Amusu |
Two cooks, who are nationals of the
Benin Republic, Victor Hounkpe and David Amusu, have been arrested by
the police in Lagos for allegedly poisoning their employers’ meal in the
Lekki area of the state.
According to Punch metro, the
employers ─ Mr. Nwogu Chinaka, and his wife, Omowunmi ─ were taken to a.....
hospital outside the country after eating the poisoned meal.
Our correspondent gathered that apart
from the couple, the security guards and other domestic workers who ate
the poisoned meal became unconscious and were hospitalised.
It was learnt that on Wednesday, April
22, at about 5pm, Hounkpe, who had stayed for about a month in the
house, prepared a vegetable soup for the family.
It was gathered that all
members of the family, including the security personnel in the compound
ate the soup which was served by the cook for dinner.
Minutes later, the husband, Nwogu,
reportedly developed a severe stomach ache and collapsed, while Omowunmi
rushed him to a nearby hospital.
The wife, however, also became
unconscious and fell at the gate of the hospital after she allegedly had
a severe stomach pain. The couple was treated in the same hospital.
It was gathered that two security guards in the compound were brought to the hospital later in the day.
It was gathered that Hounkpe and Amusu reportedly fled from the house during the incident.
The police said the couple later wrote a
petition to the Commissioner of Police, Kayode Aderanti, on the matter,
and after investigation by the Department of Criminal Investigation,
Yaba, the runaway cooks were arrested.
Culled - punch
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