Ogun State Police have arrested Oladokun Ayomide, a final-year student at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, for allegedly poisoning his girlfriend, Ugbokwe Mmasichukwu, and her friend, Odumosu Semilore.
The suspect invited his girlfriend to his residence on Friday in the Surulere community around Camp area of Abeokuta and allegedly administered a poison believed to be an admixture of brownie cakes, alcohol, and an unknown harmful substance.
Mmasichukwu reportedly told her schoolmate, Semilore, to accompany her to her boyfriend’s place. After consuming the suspected poisonous substance, the victims lost consciousness immediately and were rushed to the hospital.
The motive behind the suspect’s actions remains unclear, but preliminary investigations suggest that Ayomide intended to harm the victims.
Olusola Ajibola, the Chief Security Officer of the Federal College of Education, Osiele Abeokuta, led the arrest of Ayomide and informed the police that Mmasichukwu and Semilore were students of the institution, while Ayomide was a final-year student at FUNAAB.
Omolola Odutola, the Public Relations Officer, stated that the victims were responding to treatment and that further investigations were underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
“The victims are believed to have been fed brownie cake, and they immediately lost consciousness after eating it and were taken to the Osiele Medical Centre for treatment,” Odutola explained. “A foil paper pack used for the brownie cake was found when our officers visited the crime scene. The suspect was handed over to the police division by the Chief Security Officer of the school.“
