Two housemaids that earns# 50,000 monthly poison family soup, couple hospitalized....SEE PHOTO

Firsclass newsline learnt that two cooks, who are nationals of the
Benin Republic, Victor Hounkpe and David Amusu, have been arrested by
the police in Lagos for allegedly poisoning their employers' meal in
the Lekki area of the state.
Firstclass newsline learnt that the employers ─ Mr. Nwogu Chinaka, and
his wife, Omowunmi ─ were taken to a hospital outside the country
after eating the poisoned meal.
Firstclass newsline learnt that apart from the couple, the security
guards and other domestic workers who ate the poisoned meal became
unconscious and were hospitalised.
It was learnt that on Wednesday, April 22, at about 5pm, Hounkpe, who
had stayed for about a month in the house, prepared a vegetable soup
for the family.
Firstclass newsline learnt that all members of the family, including
the security personnel in the compound ate the soup which was served
by the cook for dinner.
Minutes later, the husband, Nwogu, reportedly developed a severe
stomach ache and collapsed, while Omowunmi rushed him to a nearby
hospital.
The wife, however, also became unconscious and fell at the gate of the
hospital after she allegedly had a severe stomach pain. The couple was
treated in the same hospital.
Firstclass newsline learnt that two security guards in the compound
were brought to the hospital later in the day.
It was learnt that Hounkpe and amusu reportedly fled from the house
during the incident.
The police said the couple later wrote a petition to the Commissioner
of Police, Kayode Aderanti, on the matter, and after investigation by
the Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, the runaway cooks were
arrested.
Speaking with a source, 34-year-old Hounkpe said he put the substance
in the family's soup to make everybody fall asleep so that valuables
in the house could be easily carted away.
"I am from the Benin Republic. I came to Nigeria in 2007. I have
always worked as a cook in Lagos. David was the agent who brought me
to the couples' house. He was the one who gave me the substance to put
inside the soup. He told me the substance was a sleeping pill. The
plan was that everyone would fall asleep.
"They wanted to steal gold and other valuables. I put the substance
inside the vegetable soup. It was a powdery substance. I had worked
with them for about a month. The couple did not offend us. They were
to pay me N50,000 monthly. We just wanted them to sleep off. I ran to
the Ogudu area after the incident to pick up another job. That was
where I was arrested."
Amusu, 33, added that the gang was about raiding the couples'
apartment when the duo became unconscious and was rushed to a
hospital.
He said, "I was a former cook in the house. I was the one who brought
Victor (Hounkpe). On the fateful day, when Victor finished cooking the
soup, he called me to say the job had been done. But then, we learnt
that the couple was rushed to a hospital after falling unconscious.
So, we fled the area."
The police added that the plan was to use Hounkpe as an insider to
give free access to the robbery gang. Amusu was to lead the gang
members into the compound. They added that the plan was foiled.
The CP, Aderanti, who paraded the suspects, advised residents of Lagos
to always do background checks on people employed into their homes and
places of work.
He said, "They have both confessed to the crime. The couple has been
flown abroad for treatment. I want the public to always be careful
about the people they bring into their homes. In Lagos, there is no
place for criminals to hide."
Firstclassnewsline.net