Two patent medicine sellers, Olusola Opeyemi and Adeagbo Olatunji, accused of buying blood from students in Agege area of Lagos State have been arrested by the police.
They are accused of collecting blood from students of Oyewole High School, Agege and paying them between N1,000 - N1,500 each.
According to reports, the blood collected from the students was sold to a middleman, Adetola Kayode, for N7,000 per pint.
In its turn Kayode sells the blood to two men who claimed to be doctors at N11, 000 per pint.
Also arrested by the police are the so-called doctors, Otokiti Ajibola, and Ladunni Steven.
Chief Sanni Olayinka, the Asoju-Oba of Orile Agege, Sanni Olayinka, disclosed that he was with the DPO of Elere Police Station, Phillips Eze when the Oba of Agege phoned him to come to the palace immediately.
“When I got to the palace, I saw the arrested suspects with a large crowd. I quickly called the police to prevent the suspects from being lynched,” Olayinka disclosed.
The DPO of Elere Station declined to confirm the story, even as teachers and students of the School also declined to comment on the matter for fear of being sanctioned.
A teacher, who confirmed the incident, said the incident had been going on for a long time. Attempt to see the principal of the school also proved unsuccessful, as he was said to be attending a meeting.
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