The source said that some hours after they had dispersed, news filtered into the town that two of the friends had died, while four others were hospitalised.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Ogun State Police Comannd on Saturday confirmed the death of six friends after taking alcohol from a mutual friend in Ogbogbo, Ijebu North-East Local Government Area.
The incident, it was gathered, happened on Tuesday, at a bar where the seven friends reportedly gathered to have a nice time.
A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the deceased and the suspect had a serious altercation at the bar but later resolved it.
It was further learnt that the suspect donated a bottle of drink to affirm their reconciliation.
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According to the source, all those that had the drink died, except the seventh person that allegedly served the drink from his home.
He was said not to have partaken of it.
The source said that some hours after they had dispersed, news filtered into the town that two of the friends had died, while four others were hospitalised.
The four others died the following day.
The suspect was reported to have fled the area in the wake of the incident.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident to NAN.
She said, “I just confirmed that something like that occurred but the families said they were not pressing charges and prefer to bury their dead.”