TRAGEDY ON CAMPUS : TWO MALE STUDENTS CONFIRMED DEAD, FOOD POISONING SUSPECTED

Tragedy struck at one if the higher institutions in Imo State, precisely Alvan Ikoku  Federal College of Education as two male students of the institution die of food poisoning.

This ugly incident and sordid discovery which caused unprecedented uproar took place recently at Ukwuko Umujem Mbieri in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo state when the decomposing bodies of two final year students of Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education were found in the room belonging to one of them.

     (Decomposing body of one of the victims)

The names of the dead students were not immediately known as at press time.

In the course of investigation, the plate used in serving the poisoned meal with elements of the poison was seen by the side of the dead students when the door was forced open.

Further preliminary investigation alleged that the girlfriend of the host student was the messenger of death, who delivered the poisoned food while the visiting student was unfortunate to have been caught in the web.

This was revealed when the text message asking the unknown girlfriend which was the last contact on the phone to bring the food, was found in his phone beside him.

The police was said to have swung into action arresting the girlfriend who pleaded not guilty.

An eye witness account said the Aladinma mortuary rejected the bodies which were later deposited at a mortuary in Nwaorieubi.

The accused is being detained at Obazu Mbieri police station while further investigations by the police is continuing.

Source : www.Expressnews.Com