- He died in the latter hospital and buried at his family house in Abule Otun Lafenwa, Abeokuta, according to Islamic burial rites
In Ogun State, one Opeyemi Lateef has died after he ingested a poisonous substance suspected to be ‘Sniper’, the police have said.
The deceased was said to have been found by his wife, Gift Monday, rolling on the floor writhing in severe pain while he was pointing to a bottle on the floor.
The incident happened on Wednesday in the Abeokuta Area of the State.
The deceased was reportedly rushed to Royal Grace Hospital at Soyoye Rounder, Abeokuta, for medical care but was later mave to the General Hospital in Ijaye, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, after it was discovered that his health continued to deteriorate.
According to Punch, he died in the latter hospital and buried at his family house in Abule Otun Lafenwa, Abeokuta, according to Islamic burial rites.
Meanwhile, the deceased wife is in police custody over the death of her husband.
The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident.
He said an investigation and interrogation were ongoing, and that the deceased’s wife was in their custody in connection with the case.
She said, “On 24/4/2024, at about 08.00 hrs, one Funmilayo Lateef, ‘F’, of Abule Otun reported at the station that she received a phone call from one Gift Monday, ‘F’, her brother’s wife, that her brother now deceased, Opeyemi Lateef ‘M’, drank Sniper.
“He was rushed to Royal Grace Hospital at Soyoye Rounder, Abeokuta, for medical treatment. On getting to the hospital, she found her brother admitted, and he was not responding to treatment; his condition was critical.
“Hence, the doctor referred him to the General Hospital Ijaye at Abeokuta. She stated further that it was at the General Hospital in Ijaye, Abeokuta, that he was confirmed dead. His corpse was brought home according to Islamic rites to Abule Otun at Lafenwa, Abeokuta, their family house.”
Odutola noted that the investigation and interrogation had started, as three witnesses had made statements about the deceased, pointing to the Sniper bottle when asked what was wrong with him and when they saw him in pain