Why 18-yr-old poisoned guardian who’s been good to her for 12 yrs

An 18-year-old female secondary school student at Owode Egba has stated the reason she decided to kill her guardian by poisoning her food.

Tope Fasanya has been living with Mrs Esther Bad when she lost her father in primary three, and Bada, her teacher, has been caring, according to the girl.

The Ogun police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, told newsmen on Tuesday that trouble started when the guardian ate the food already laced with rat poison.

“When the pain was becoming so severe, she called the maid to come and eat the remaining food but she refused,” said  Oyeyemi.

According to Oyeyemi, “the suspect was subsequently arrested.

“On interrogation, she initially denied; and she was transferred to the homicide section of the state CIID,” where she was said to have  ”made a confessional statement that she actually added rat poison substance to the victim’s food.

“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, ” Oyeyemi said.

The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Lanre Bankole has directed that the suspect be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is concluded.