The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Police, on Wednesday in
Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, says it has uncovered a new strategy
used by cultists and other hoodlums to poison their victims and
dispossess them of their valuables.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ajayi Okesanmi, said
the cultists and other evil minded people put tramadol inside a Lacasera
drink or other soft drinks and make their victims to drink it thinking
they were drinking safe soft drink.
Okesanmi explained that the victims, after drinking the poisoned
drink, would fall asleep while the bandits would dispossess the victims
of his or her valuables.
He warned the public to be cautious of such evil schemes and avoid
taking gifts from unknown people, especially during traveling.
The PPRO spoke in Ilorin while parading three suspects for alleged
involvement in the recent cult clashes in the state capital and for
allegedly conspiring to poison a lady and dispose her of her money.
Okesanmi
added that the police on Monday arrested two suspects, Adeniyi Sijibomi
(18) and Tosin David for allegedly trying to poison a lady, Bidemi
Adewole, of the Sapati Ile area of Ilorin.
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According to him, the suspects, had poisoned a bottle of Lacasera drink with tramadol and
attempted to force the victim to drink it, explaining that Adewole
miraculously escaped.
The PPRO said Adewole later complained to the police that the
suspects had allegedly conspired to kill her using a poison-laden
Lacasera drink.
The police spokesman alleged that Sijibomi and John Onucho (25) were
involved in the cult clashes in Ilorin in which two people were
confirmed dead by the police.
He stated that the suspects were all members of Eiye confraternity,
adding that two locally manufactured pistols, two live cartridges and
one expended cartridge were recovered from the suspects.
But the suspects denied the police allegations against them..
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