Culled From Punch; Two cooks, who are nationals of the Benin Republic, Victor Hounkpe and David Amusu, have been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly poisoning their employers’ meal in the Lekki area of the state. It was learnt that the employers, Mr. Nwogu Chinaka, and his wife, Omowunmi were taken to a hospital outside the country after eating the poisoned meal on the unfortunate day.
Punch correspondent gathered that apart from the couple, the security guards and other domestic workers who ate the poisoned meal became unconscious and were all hospitalized. Continue...
It was learnt that on Wednesday, April 22, at about 5pm, Hounkpe, who had stayed for about a month in the house, prepared a vegetable soup for the family.