GDN DESKTOP 1

Advertisement

Sun, 15 Nov, 2026

Read Life Mag

Today’s Game

Daily Snakes and Ladders

12 mins play

Play now

Services & Opportunities

News

17-year-old boy drinks sniper as Lagos records second suicide in five days

A 17-year-old boy, Ojibe Chibueze has committed suicide in the Abijo area of Lagos State.

Benjamin Hundeyin
Benjamin Hundeyin has confirmed the death of four staffers in a fire accident that occurred on Sunday at a lounge and bar in Baale Road, Olodi Apapa area

Hundeyin
A 17-year-old boy, Ojibe Chibueze has committed suicide in the Abijo area of Lagos State.

Chibueze case came less than five day one Folasade jumped into a river in Igando area of Lagos.
[ad]
Chibueze sister, Cynthia had reported at Elemoro Police Division that her brother came back from work at about 8.p.m on Monday March 11, 2024, took some money and went out. She stated further that the master of the boy where he worked later called her and informed her that her brother stole the sum of N100,000 from his shop.

Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin said that the complainant stated further that her brother did not come back home till she received a phone call from her neighbour that she saw her brother lying dead at Abijo Bus Stop after which she rushed to the scene and met her brother’s lifeless body with a plastic of sniper beside him, which she presumed that he drank.

“On the receipt of the report, detectives of the division visited the scene and foam was gushing out of his mouth and nostrils. The can of the sniper has been recovered as an exhibit. The corpse has been removed and deposited at Epe General Hospital mortuary for autopsy and preservation. Investigation is ongoing.”
[ad]

Advertisement

Go Beyond The Headlines

Trusted reporting and sharp analysis on the stories shaping Nigeria and the world, in your inbox.

Subscribe to our newsletter

From the Archive - This December

1989 Dizzy Gillespie: The jazz legend who became a Yoruba chief

Trending News

Advertisement

More from News

Taboola Recommendation Widget