Enugu (Enugu State) – Elijah Nwankwo, of Ikwo
Local Government Area of Ebonyi, have been
confirmed dead after allegedly gulping energy drink
from eight cans during a bet.
This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Ebere
Amarizu, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria
Police in Enugu State on Friday.
According to the statement, the victim had on Dec.
11 agreed to drink eight cans of energy drink for
N1,600 to be paid by one Chikwado Nchionu, the challenger.
“After taking the energy drink, he became weak and
went into coma. He was immediately rushed to a
hospital in Enugu where he was confirmed dead by a doctor.
“The body of the deceased has been deposited at
the hospital’s mortuary’’, the statement said.
In another development, the police in Udi Division
have nabbed two armed robbery suspects that
specialised in terrorising commuters plying Udi/
Ozalla road.
The statement named the suspects as Chikwado
Oyii of Umuoka village and Daniel Udeh of Amagu
village.
“The suspects were nabbed through the partnership
between the police and the members of the
Neighbourhood Watch in Udi as the suspects were
about blocking the road for their nefarious
activities,’’ it said. (NAN),
Awareness is Gold!
source: vanguard
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