Secondary school student dies during money ritual in Ogun, another hospitalised

ABEOKUTA— A 16-year-old secondary school student, Raimi Fatai,
reportedly died in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, following alleged
administration of a liquid substance on him by three of his classmates
during a ritual.

Vanguard gathered that Fatai and his classmates had embarked on
alleged money-making ritual with one of them, said to be the son of a
native doctor, giving the deceased and another the substance.

A source close to the students told our correspondent that they
consulted the herbalist to seek protection charms and 'traditional
knowledge enhancer.'

However, Fatai, who later fell ill after taking the substance, was
said to have died two days later while the second victim, who was also
on the verge of death, was taken to hospital.

Policemen from Adatan Division were said to have taken the corpse to a
mortuary and arrested the other students for questioning. Findings
have shown that Fatai's corpse was later released to his family for
burial.

It was further reported that Fatai's father, who was bothered about
the sudden death of his son, approached the father of another student
who led them to the herbalist's den before the case was reported to
the police.
Authorities of the school (name withheld) summoned a meeting with the
parents of the entire student populace.

The principal of the school confirmed the incident to our
correspondent but stressed that the incident occurred outside the
premises of the school during the Valentine period, so there was
little the school authorities could do about it.

When contacted, the Ogun State Police Public Relation Officer, Muyiwa
Adejobi, said the command was investigating a sudden and unnatural
death involving students of a secondary school in the state.

Adejobi, however, confirmed that the command had received conflicting
reports on the case, vowing that the command would do a thorough
investigation on the case.

Source : Vanguard