Uk-based Nigerian student dies after consuming ‘Cannab!s Sweet’

A 23-year-old Nigerian Law student in the United Kingdom, Damilola Olakanmi, has died after consuming cannabis sweets she and her friend bought online.

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Olakanmi, who lives in Ilford, east London with her mother, was reported to have bought the ‘gummies’ through a messaging app which were delivered to her home where she fell ill last Tuesday.

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Mirror UK’s report says Olakanmi consumed the ‘sweets’ with her friend, 21, and both immediately fell ill.

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The report added that while her friend survived, she died

Sadly, Olakanmi is reported to be the only child of her mother.

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Meanwhile, a suspect, Leon Brown, 37, has been arrested and charged with possession with intent to supply Class B synthetic cannabinoid, being concerned in the supply of a synthetic cannabinoid, and possession with intent to supply a psychoactive substance.

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