The Enugu State Police Command has said that a student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, on Saturday drank a substance believed to be ‘Sniper’ insecticide in a bid to take her life.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed in a statement made available to theAmaraizu said that the attempted suicide happened at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
“The victim, Miss Chinwendu Odoh, 24, is from Enugu Ezike in Igbo-Eze North LGA and a 200 level microbiology student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.“She allegedly drank a substance believed to be ‘Sniper’ insecticide with a view to taking her life. “Odoh was, however, promptly rushed to the Royal Cross Hospital, Nsukka, where she is being revived,’’ he said.
According to the spokesman, a full-scale investigation into the incident is being carried out by the police.“The victim is now responding to treatment in the hospital,’’ he said.
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