Tag: Snipper
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UNILAG staff ingests snipper, dies
The University of Lagos has announced the death of one of its workers, Mr Sunday Meshioye, aged 36. In a statement issued on Friday night in Lagos, the university said the late Meshioye took his life, by ingesting a pesticide suspected to be snipper. It noted that until his death, Meshioye was a transport supervisor…
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Beware of ‘sniper-treated beans’, Consumer council warns Nigerians
The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has warned Nigerians on the dangers of not parboiling their beans extensively before consumption. The director general, Babatunde Irukera, said the warning became necessary after the agency received information that has already gone viral on reported use of sniper chemical by retailers to preserve beans. Mr Irukera’s warning was contained…