The arrest of a 16-year-old girl, who was accused of killing her ex-boyfriend and four others, has been confirmed by the Edo State police.

A video circulating on social media since Wednesday shows the aftermath of a tragic incident in which five people, including four males and one female, reportedly died after consuming poisoned food.

In a statement, Edo State police spokesperson Moses Joel Yamu said they received a distress call on October 29 about the accused woman being targeted for lynching by local youths.

Yamu stated that police arrived and rescued the suspect, adding that the case was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for investigation.

The statement reads: “The command received a report on 26/10/2024 at about 0730hrs, from one Mr Elogie Ezekiel of Afashio community, that at about 0630hrs of same date, he went to check his son named Emmanuel Elogie 19yrs at his apartment,” the statement reads in part.

“That upon gaining entrance into the apartment, he met the lifeless body of his son’s friend named Nurudeen surname not known ‘m’ at the corridor, he went further and met the lifeless bodies of his son with his girlfriend Ada Samuel ‘f’ 16yrs on the bed in the bedroom, while another two (2) of the son’s friends named Samuel Ayegwalo and Jeffrey Ayegwalo who turned out to be siblings found in the sitting room. They were evacuated to the hospital where the Doctor confirmed them dead.

“On 29/10/2024 at about 1710hrs, operatives of Jattu Division received information that a girl later identified as Aisha Suleiman ‘f’ 16yrs alleged to have caused the death of Emmanuel Elogie and four (4) others with food poison was about to be lynched by some young men from the community.

“They mobilised to the scene, rescued the suspect to the station, and the case was transferred next day to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discrete investigation.”

The Commissioner of Police, CP Umoru Peter Ozigi, has directed that no stone should be left unturned in uncovering the cause of the deaths.

He warned against jungle justice and assured the public that justice would be served following the investigation.