Four members of a family have died of food poisoning in
Banni, Kaiama local government area of Kwara State. The victims, Umar Mohammed
(25 ) and Kadir Mohammed (18 ), were
both sons of one Alhaji Mohammed and the other two victims were grand sons of
the Alhaji.
Confirming the
incident to newsmen, the spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps (NSCDC) in the state, Afolabi Babawale, attributed the death of the
victims to food poisoning. He said the deceased persons were suspected to have
suffered food poisoning after taking the same meal on Wednesday July 7, and
died in quick succession at various hospitals on Thursday.
“We received an information about the death of two
children of Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, of Olori village, Banni community of
Kwara North; Umar Mohammed 25 and Kadir Mohammed 18. They started vomiting
around 4.00am on Thursday and were rushed to General Hospital, Igbeti in Oyo
state.
They were tested and confirmed to have taken poisonous
food. After few minutes, the two died in the hospital.
As the family members were preparing to bury their
corpses, one of the grandson of Abubakar; Umar Mohammed also died,” he said.
He added that a team of NSCDC personnel led by the
Divisional Officer, Mr Adesina Taofeek, visited the family to condole with
them.
“As we were with the family members, we were told that
another grandson, Bashiru Mohammed had
been rushed to another hospital, and on getting there, he was also
confirmed dead in our presence” Babawale said
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