A security man, simply identified as Thompson, has
died after drinking a bottle of a popular alcoholic
drink and smoking five sticks of cigarette in two
minutes, which were the terms of a bet he entered
into with others he met at a joint.
The incident happened at Agege area of Lagos on
May 7, after the deceased bought bottles of Ogogoro
(local gin) for his drinking companions, who then
challenged him to finish a bottle of bitters and
smoke five sticks of cigarette within a stipulated
time.
If he had won, the friends would have paid for
everything he consumed.
Vanguard gathered that after agreeing to the terms,
the deceased opened the bottle of bitters, drank it
in less than two minutes, smoked two sticks of
cigarette, stood up and began to walk away.
His friend’s story :
His friend, 28-year-old Earnest Joseph, who had
gone out with him said:
“At about 8am, Thompson returned from his
security guard job, went inside his room and
slept.“Later in the afternoon, two of his friends
came. So I preparedEba because he had soup
and we all ate. We went out to a nearby local
hot drink vendor, popularly called Tee Sugar.
Thompson bought N50 quantity of Dongoyaro
and N30 sachet of Chelsea for each of us.From
there we went to another vendor in the
neighbourhood and met some of Thompson’s
friends from his home town. He ordered for
two full bottles of local gin, Ogogoro, which
we drank together.As soon as we finished
consuming the first bottle, Thompson and his
relatives began to speak their local dialect,
which I do not understand.All of a sudden, the
vendor brought a big bottle of bitters. I asked
Thompson if he was the one that ordered for
the bottle. He said his friends ordered it and
that he wants to prove to them that he can
drink a bottle of Alomo Bitters and five sticks
of cigarettes.I tried to stop him but he drank it
in less than two minutes, smoked two sticks
of cigarette and decided to leave. His relatives
called him back to smoke the remaining
three.”
He said trouble started as soon as he finished the
fifth stick.He reportedly became uncomfortable,
staggering, sweating profusely and breathing heavily
as he walked away.
Joseph said he took Thompson home on okada. He
was said to have vomited several times and then
died at about 8p.m. in his room.
Joseph said:
“I was arrested because I was the one that
brought him home in that condition.”
Confirming the incident, Lagos State Police Public
Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police,
Kenneth Nwosu, said the suspect has been arrested
and the case transferred to the Homicide Division of
the Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba,
Lagos.
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