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Abdulqudus Ogundapo
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 18-year -old Senior Secondary School student , Tope Fasanya for alleged attempted murder.
The pupil was arrested for adding rat poison substance to the food she served one Mrs. Esther Bada who had once been her class teacher in basic three.
PLATFORMTIMES reports that the teacher adopted the pupil and sponsored her education from basic three to SSS1 when the pupil lost her father some years back.
The police spokesperson in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement issued and made available to newsmen on Tuesday.
Oyeyemi explained that the suspect was arrested following a complain by the victim, who 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.
“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 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.
“On interrogation, the suspect initially denied and she was transferred to homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department.
“On getting there, she made a confessional statement that she actually add rat poison substance to the victim’s food.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect has been living with the woman since when she was in primary three, and the woman was her class teacher then.
Following the death of her father, the victim volunteered to help the girl by taking her to live in her house and from there going to school on her bill.
“It was the victim that sponsored the suspect’s education up till her present class.
“When asked why she decided to kill her benefactor, the suspect who described the victim as a very caring person said that she only wanted to return to her mother and she can only do that if her guardian is no more,” he said.
The commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole has directed that the suspect be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is concluded.
