Suicide: Nigeria bans ‘sniper’ chemical
said the ban became necessary because of the recent wave of suicide cases across the country has been linked to the intake of Sniper.as part of plans to discourage the use of agro-chemical as a tool for suicide.
“Recently, some suicide cases have been associated with people drinking Sniper. Henceforth, we call on the agro-chemical industry to enhance their distribution channels so that this product gets to only accredited distributors and marketers.” Sniper is predominantly used as an insecticide because of its effectiveness in killing insects better than well-established brands.
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