Woman, 53, Arrested For Attempting To Poison Brother Inside Police Cell
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE
A 53-year old woman, Elizabeth Adeitan, has landed in trouble after she allegedly caught attempting to poison a suspect, believed to be his brother, Tobi Adeitan, detained inside Police cell at the Lagos State Command.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at the Commissioner of Police Strike Team’s cell at the Police Headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos, where the suspect, Tobi was detained over an undisclosed offence.
The motive for the woman, Elizabeth, to have attempted to poison Tobi believed to be her relation was not disclosed by the Police.
The Police alleged that while Tobi was in the Police cell, Mrs. Elizabeth reportedly prepared food and inserted a black powdery substance, suspected to be poison, inside the bowl of rice to give the suspect to eat.
However, the whole plans got exposed after Elizabeth was asked to taste the food and she reportedly refused to taste it but was trying to lure the Police officer on duty to give Tobi the food to eat.
The Police were said to have become suspicious of her action and further checked the food only to discover the obnoxious substance inside the food. The woman was immediately arrested.
After thorough interrogation and having found her culpable, she was subsequently charged before the Ogba Magistrates Court for attempted murder.
She pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Mr. Christopher John, then asked the Court to give another date for hearing to enable the Police to prove that she actually committed the alleged offence since she pleaded not guilty.
The Presiding Magistrate, O. M. Whenu, granted her bail in the sum of N300,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She was remanded in Correctional Centre pending when she will perfect her bail conditions while the matter was adjourned till 10th December, 2021, for mention.
