The Nigerian government may direct a change in the package of ‘Sniper’, an agro-chemical that has increasingly become a choice killer for persons contemplating suicide, an official said.
According to Vanguard Newspaper, the Director General of NAFDAC, Christiana Adeyeye, said Sniper containers “could now be made very difficult to open, or may be turned into a spray rather than the liquid contents it is known for.”Notable among the reported incidents is that of a 400-level student of the Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Chukwuemeka Akachi.
Suicide victims appear to find gulping the liquid content of the agro-chemical inside a white container an easier route out. “The use of unapproved insecticides such as Sniper for the preservation of grains by unauthorised persons, the use of containers contaminated with hazardous chemicals such as fertilizer bags for grains or chemical drums and jerry cans for food storage are classic examples of a common practice among the market men and women due to ignorance,” the NAFDAC chief said.
Nice attempt. Sniper should be harmful enough to kill rodents and insects but not as harmful to take ones life.
9ja wahala
See as person business enter trouble ehim no sabi. Na wa for 9ija
Would only succeed in making the price triple
regulate 3rd Milan bridge . Regulate fan pole and rope.
Is it so difficult to provide food and jobs?
Is that the only thing that can be used to take one's or somebody else's life? Instead o addressing root causes of suicides.
The problem is not with the availability of sniper but the willingness of those using sniper to end their lives . Regulating sniper won’t solve the problem of suicide without addressing causes not means of committing the crime.
Regulate sniper, lagoon and ropes. They are related to suicide instead of addressing the harsh economic situation....mtcheeew.
This is only smart decision this government had made in less 5yrs
That's not the ultimate solution to curb suicide. Tel govt to do the right things
We need suicide prevention centres that will function 24hrs a day with well trained professionals to talk to if one is feeling down
If they regulate sniper, they won't be able to regulate ropes, rat poison, blades, lagoon. Why not get to the root cause and stop bothering with the symptoms.
Regulate sniper and they will reach out to other substitutes
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