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)
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