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Pregnant Girl, 17, Drinks Sniper, Dies After Parents Chased Her From Home In Rivers
A secondary school student in Rivers state identified simply as Abibatu has committed suicide after her parents chased her from their home for becoming pregnant.
The incident occurred on the Apamini Annex Road, Rumuokoro community, in Obio/Akpor LGA of the state.
Abibatu was said to have been impregnated by a yet-to-be-identified man.
She became distraught after her parents learnt about her pregnancy and evicted her from their home.
However, she reportedly went to a shop owner in the area and bought a bottle of ‘Sniper’ insecticide which she consumed and died.
The Punch quoted a source as saying that Abibatu’s lifeless body was found with the smell of Sniper oozing out from her mouth.
The Rivers State Police Command confirmed the incident.