Customer mistakenly drinks insecticide at Lagos bar, dies

 

The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigation into the death of a visitor to a Chinese lounge and bar on Adeniran Ogunsanya Street , Surulere , Lagos .
The visitor, Willie Uyime, had gone to the bar in company with his friends on Saturday to have fun.
While they were drinking , PUNCH Metro learnt that Uyime unknowingly drank insecticide in a container placed on the table in front of him at the bar .
After some minutes, he reportedly started gasping and was rushed to the Randle General Hospital where he was confirmed dead .
In the course of searching for the cause of his death , it was discovered that he drank the insecticide, thinking it was water.
A police source told our correspondent that the case was reported by one of the deceased ’s friends , identified as Emmanuel, around 11 pm .
The source said, “ Around 11 pm on Saturday , Emmanuel came to the station and reported that between 9 . 30 pm and 10 pm of the same date , he went to a Chinese bar on Adeniran Ogunsanya Street , Surulere , with his friends and they were served alcoholic drinks .
“ While they were discussing , they discovered that one of their friends , Willie Uyime, had started throwing up. It was suspected that he took insecticide kept beside their seat . He was rushed to the general hospital where he was confirmed dead.
“ No arrest has been made. But I think the bar operators should be questioned for negligence . The fact that the deceased picked the insecticide on the table showed that it was displayed at an open place . ”
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state , SP Chike Oti , confirmed the incident, adding that investigation had commenced into the case .
He said, “ He visited the Chinese lounge and bar with his friends to drink . The insecticide was inside a bottled water container, so he thought he was drinking water. We are investigating the matter and the bar manager is being questioned . ”