Oops, competition gone wrong!
A security man, Thompson, has died after drinking a bottle of a popular alcoholic drink, Ogogoro and smoking five sticks of cigarette in two minutes, yes two minutes over a bet.
Vanguard newspaper reports that the incident happened at Agege area
of Lagos on May 7, after the deceased bought bottles of Ogogoro (local
gin) for his drinking companions, who then challenged him to finish a
bottle of bitters and smoke five sticks of cigarette within the
stipulated time.
If he had won, the friends would have paid for everything he consumed
Narrating how the incident occured, a friend of the deceased, 28-year-old Earnest Joseph said
“At about 8am, Thompson returned from his security guard job,
went inside his room and slept.“Later in the afternoon, two of his
friends came. So I prepared Eba because he had soup and we all ate. We
went out to a nearby local hot drink vendor, popularly called Tee Sugar.
Thompson bought N50 quantity of Dongoyaro and N30 sachet of Chelsea for
each of us.From there we went to another vendor in the neighborhood and
met some of Thompson’s friends from his home town
He ordered for two full bottles of local gin, Ogogoro, which we
drank together. As soon as we finished consuming the first bottle,
Thompson and his relatives began to speak their local dialect, which I
do not understand.All of a sudden, the vendor brought a big bottle
of bitters. I asked Thompson if he was the one that ordered for the
bottle. He said his friends ordered it and that he wants to prove to
them that he can drink a bottle of Alomo Bitters and five sticks of
cigarettes.I tried to stop him but he drank it in less than two minutes,
smoked two sticks of cigarette and decided to leave. His relatives
called him back to smoke the remaining three.”
Trouble however started as soon as he finished the fifth stick. He
became uncomfortable, staggering, sweating profusely and breathing
heavily as he walked away. He vomited several times and then died at
about 8p.m. in his room.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kenneth Nwosu confirmed the incident.
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