The Osun state police command has arrested one Malik Ayo who was said to have been on the run due to the death of his girlfriend, Faderera Oloyede, after eating rice.
It also disclosed that the remainder of the meal consumed by the deceased and her friend, Adewumi Kemisola, has been sent to the laboratory for analysis.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Yemisi Opalola, told our correspondent on Thursday that the runaway boyfriend has been arrested and is in the custody.
She disclosed that the Police has commenced investigation with the analysis of the rice to know its content adding that the boyfriend is also cooperating with the investigating team.
It would be recalled that Amiloaded had reported that Faderera Adewumi, a 300-level student of Mathematics Education from the Federal University Oye-Ekiti with her friend, Kemisola visited her boyfriend in Iree and died after consuming a rice breakfast on Tuesday.
It was learnt that her friend Kemisola, who also survived stomach pains was said to have claimed that the rice was purchased from a food vendor by Malik, who initially fled before he was arrested.
Our correspondent learnt that before help could reach the duo, Faderera had died and her body evacuated to LAUTECH Teaching Hospital in Osogbo.
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