It was way back in 2013 I had to attend to a young girl, about 12 or 13 at the time. Some money was found on her when she got back from school and following questioning, it was discovered a guy gave her. Fearing what her parent would do to her, she immediately went for a bottle of sniper and gulped it. She was still in her school uniform when she was brought to the ER but it was too late. She gave up few minutes after.
It was a bright and promising future cut short by the easy accessibility to a poisonous substance. She was naive but not so much that she knew the potency of sniper.

It's also potent for those with sinister motives. There was another case I saw where a wife hated a child her husband brought from the village. She hated him so much that she laced his food with sniper and gave him to eat. He was only about 8 thereabout but it was too late when he was brought to the ER. The woman was arrested but the deed had been done. Another life cut short by this potent substance. Another life but there would be even more.
Sniper has become so popular that you can find it in many homes. But have you cared to read the bottle? It's clearly written by the manufacturer that it's not meant for indoor use. Why do we still find it in Nigerian homes?

The active ingredient, dichlorvos (DDVP), is a highly toxic substance by inhalation, skin absorption or ingestion. If spilled on the skin, it can rapidly become absorbed into the bloodstream. It has been classified as a probable human carcinogen meaning animal studies have shown it to cause different types of cancers.

Little reason it has been banned for more than a decade in the European Union. That's about 28 countries. More recently, even India has banned it. Why? It's because it's been found to be too harmful and degrades the environment in the case of agricultural use.

Think of it. These countries believe this chemical is too dangerous to be used outdoors, how much more indoors? But it's still sold so easily and found in many Nigerian homes.

So truth be told, you don't have to ingest it for it to become harmful to your health. Continuous indoor usage and inhalation can affect your health in ways you may not know. Worse still is the fact that any body in the home, including children, can have access to such an effective poisonous substance. It may be by accident or a poor mental health state or even by sinister motives. Don't make it too easy for anyone to die.

With the recent cases of people choosing this substance as their preferred vehicle for suicide, individuals still contemplating suicide are further emboldened to choose it. And it's so easy they can pick it up at the market nearby.
Yes I heard you. You are not contemplating suicide you say. But why keep a substance that is killing you slowly when you continue to inhale it?

Of course there is so much that can be done by responsible governments, but this is Nigeria you know where we are in short supply of such governments. I believe insecticides like Sniper shouldn't be sold so freely. In fact it should be banned. There should be public campaigns to sensitize people against its use.

Yeah I know it's effective against mosquitoes and cockroaches, but it is also effective in harming your health and in taking lives.

Matthew Kuyoro

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doctorkuyoro:

It was way back in 2013 I had to attend to a young girl, about 12 or 13 at the time. Some money was found on her when she got back from school and following questioning, it was discovered a guy gave her. Fearing what her parent would do to her, she immediately went for a bottle of sniper and gulped it. She was still in her school uniform when she was brought to the ER but it was too late. She gave up few minutes after.
It was a bright and promising future cut short by the easy accessibility to a poisonous substance. She was naive but not so much that she knew the potency of sniper.

It's also potent for those with sinister motives. There was another case I saw where a wife hated a child her husband brought from the village. She hated him so much that she laced his food with sniper and gave him to eat. He was only about 8 thereabout but it was too late when he was brought to the ER. The woman was arrested but the deed had been done. Another life cut short by this potent substance. Another life but there would be even more.
Sniper has become so popular that you can find it in many homes. But have you cared to read the bottle? It's clearly written by the manufacturer that it's not meant for indoor use. Why do we still find it in Nigerian homes?

The active ingredient, dichlorvos (DDVP), is a highly toxic substance by inhalation, skin absorption or ingestion. If spilled on the skin, it can rapidly become absorbed into the bloodstream. It has been classified as a probable human carcinogen meaning animal studies have shown it to cause different types of cancers.

Little reason it has been banned for more than a decade in the European Union. That's about 28 countries. More recently, even India has banned it. Why? It's because it's been found to be too harmful and degrades the environment in the case of agricultural use.

Think of it. These countries believe this chemical is too dangerous to be used outdoors, how much more indoors? But it's still sold so easily and found in many Nigerian homes.

So truth be told, you don't have to ingest it for it to become harmful to your health. Continuous indoor usage and inhalation can affect your health in ways you may not know. Worse still is the fact that any body in the home, including children, can have access to such an effective poisonous substance. It may be by accident or a poor mental health state or even by sinister motives. Don't make it too easy for anyone to die.

With the recent cases of people choosing this substance as their preferred vehicle for suicide, individuals still contemplating suicide are further emboldened to choose it. And it's so easy they can pick it up at the market nearby.
Yes I heard you. You are not contemplating suicide you say. But why keep a substance that is killing you slowly when you continue to inhale it?

Of course there is so much that can be done by responsible governments, but this is Nigeria you know where we are in short supply of such governments. I believe insecticides like Sniper shouldn't be sold so freely. In fact it should be banned. There should be public campaigns to sensitize people against its use.

Yeah I know it's effective against mosquitoes and cockroaches, but it is also effective in harming your health and in taking lives.

Matthew Kuyoro

If you have a better alternative , suggest it (and please , it had better be cheap ,because no one will buy an expensive suggestion )

Is banning sniper really the answer?

It will go a long way to curb self destruct but a person with suicidal thoughts will definitely look for whatever means to achieve their aim .

Shelumiel:
If you have a better alternative , suggest it (and please , it had better be cheap ,because no one will buy an expensive suggestion )

There are several insecticides in canisters that are much safer you can get at the supermarket.

I think it should be banned too. That thing became more popular when people saw it as an easy way to end their lives

doctorkuyoro:


There are several insecticides in canisters that are much safer you can get at the supermarket.

Safer but not cheaper .

doctorkuyoro:
It was way back in 2013 I had to attend to a young girl, about 12 or 13 at the time. Some money was found on her when she got back from school and following questioning, it was discovered a guy gave her. Fearing what her parent would do to her, she immediately went for a bottle of sniper and gulped it. She was still in her school uniform when she was brought to the ER but it was too late. She gave up few minutes after.
It was a bright and promising future cut short by the easy accessibility to a poisonous substance. She was naive but not so much that she knew the potency of sniper.

It's also potent for those with sinister motives. There was another case I saw where a wife hated a child her husband brought from the village. She hated him so much that she laced his food with sniper and gave him to eat. He was only about 8 thereabout but it was too late when he was brought to the ER. The woman was arrested but the deed had been done. Another life cut short by this potent substance. Another life but there would be even more.
Sniper has become so popular that you can find it in many homes. But have you cared to read the bottle? It's clearly written by the manufacturer that it's not meant for indoor use. Why do we still find it in Nigerian homes?

The active ingredient, dichlorvos (DDVP), is a highly toxic substance by inhalation, skin absorption or ingestion. If spilled on the skin, it can rapidly become absorbed into the bloodstream. It has been classified as a probable human carcinogen meaning animal studies have shown it to cause different types of cancers.

Little reason it has been banned for more than a decade in the European Union. That's about 28 countries. More recently, even India has banned it. Why? It's because it's been found to be too harmful and degrades the environment in the case of agricultural use.

Think of it. These countries believe this chemical is too dangerous to be used outdoors, how much more indoors? But it's still sold so easily and found in many Nigerian homes.

So truth be told, you don't have to ingest it for it to become harmful to your health. Continuous indoor usage and inhalation can affect your health in ways you may not know. Worse still is the fact that any body in the home, including children, can have access to such an effective poisonous substance. It may be by accident or a poor mental health state or even by sinister motives. Don't make it too easy for anyone to die.

With the recent cases of people choosing this substance as their preferred vehicle for suicide, individuals still contemplating suicide are further emboldened to choose it. And it's so easy they can pick it up at the market nearby.
Yes I heard you. You are not contemplating suicide you say. But why keep a substance that is killing you slowly when you continue to inhale it?

Of course there is so much that can be done by responsible governments, but this is Nigeria you know where we are in short supply of such governments. I believe insecticides like Sniper shouldn't be sold so freely. In fact it should be banned. There should be public campaigns to sensitize people against its use.

Yeah I know it's effective against mosquitoes and cockroaches, but it is also effective in harming your health and in taking lives.

Matthew Kuyoro

Not YET TIME

Looks slick and incredible :-)