“Police Arrest 16 Year-Old Who Poisoned Ex-Boyfriend, Four Others

By Akinwale Kasali

A-16 year old teenager, Aisha Suleiman, who poisoned her ex-boyfriend, identified as Emmanuel, and four other young men in Afashio community in the Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State has been arrested by Policeman attached to the Edo State Police Command.

It would be recalled that Aisha, who poisoned  her ex- boyfriend and four others was reported on October 26, 2024, when Emmanuel’s father,  Elogie Ezekiel, arrived at his son’s apartment around 6:30 a.m and saw some lifeless bodies in the house.

Ezekiel reportedly found the body of a young man, Nurudeen, in the corridor.

Moving further into the apartment, he discovered Emmanuel, 19, and his girlfriend, identified as Ada Samuel, also 16, lying lifeless on the bed in the bedroom.

Two other friends of Emmanuel’s, Samuel and Jeffrey Ayegwalo, both siblings, were found unresponsive in the sitting room.

All five were immediately transported to the hospital, where doctors pronounced them dead on arrival.

Sources in the area disclosed the victims had just consumed a pot of pepper soup prepared by Suleiman for the five friends.

The investigation took a significant turn three days later when police received a report that Suleiman, who was alleged to have poisoned the victims, was about to be lynched by a group of young men from the community.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Moses Yamu, told our correspondent on Friday that Police Officers from the Jattu Division were quickly mobilised to the scene, intervened, and transported Suleiman safely to the station.

“The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department to conduct a thorough investigation,” Yamu added.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Umoru Ozigi, has ordered a detailed investigation, instructing officers to pursue every possible lead to determine the true cause of death in the case.

He also warned against any form of mob action, urging the community to allow the police to carry out their duties. CP Ozigi reassured the public that justice would be pursued diligently.