How 2 Cooks Poisoned Entire Family Vegetable Soup So They Can Run Off With Their Assets

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.
The employers, Mr. Nwogu Chinaka, and his wife, Omowunmi were taken to a hospital outside the country after eating the poisoned meal.

“They wanted to steal gold and other valuables. I put the substance inside the vegetable soup. It was a powdery substance. I had worked with them for about a month. The couple did not offend us. They were to pay me N50,000 monthly. We just wanted them to sleep off. I ran to the Ogudu area after the incident to pick up another job. That was where I was arrested.”

Continue readingOur correspondent gathered that apart from the couple, the security guards and other domestic workers who ate the poisoned meal became unconscious and were hospitalised.

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.All members of the family, including the security personnel in the compound ate the soup which was served by the cook for dinner.

Minutes later, the husband, Nwogu, reportedly developed a severe stomach ache and collapsed, while Omowunmi rushed him to a nearby hospital.

The wife, however, also became unconscious and fell at the gate of the hospital after she allegedly had a severe stomach pain. The couple was treated in the same hospital.

Our correspondent gathered that two security guards in the compound were brought to the hospital later in the day.

It was gathered that Hounkpe and Amusu reportedly fled from the house during the incident.

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