Housemaid arrested for allegedly plotting to poison employer’s children

A 20-year-old housemaid, Glory Edem Solomon, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly attempting to kill her employer’s children by adding Savlon antiseptic to their drinking water. The incident occurred on July 3, 2025, at Abba Johnson Crescent, Ikeja, Lagos, where they reside. According to the police, Solomon was caught and handed over […]

A 20-year-old housemaid, Glory Edem Solomon, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly attempting to kill her employer’s children by adding Savlon antiseptic to their drinking water.

The incident occurred on July 3, 2025, at Abba Johnson Crescent, Ikeja, Lagos, where they reside.

According to the police, Solomon was caught and handed over to officers at the MAN Centre Division, where she was detained for interrogation.

After investigation, the police found her culpable and charged her before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offense, which could lead to several years of imprisonment.

The accused, who was hired as a house help for Mrs. Bola Diya, had moved in to reside with her employer upon assuming duty.

The charge read: “That you, Glory Edem Solomon, on 3rd July 2025, at about 0622hrs, at No. 4b Abba Johnson Crescent, Ikeja, in the Ikeja Magisterial District, did attempt to commit felony by adding Savlon antiseptic inside the water bottle containing water for drinking, belonging to the children of your boss, one Biola Diya ‘f’ of the above-mentioned address and thereby committed an offense contrary and punishable under Section 406 of the Criminal Law of Lagos 2015.”

However, she pleaded not guilty.

Magistrate Mrs. O. Kusanu granted her bail with two sureties, who must show evidence of means of livelihood and tax payment.