Ondo family seeks probe in mysterious deaths of mother, 4 children, police react

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A man based in Ondo state, identified simply as Ademola Adeola, has called on the state government to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of his mother and four children following alleged food poisoning.

His mother, Mrs. Esther Adeola, and four grandchildren reportedly died after drinking liquid pap at home in Oke-Aro Akure, Ondo state, on Saturday, October 5.

According to The Punch, the grandmother first gave up the ghost after taking the pap while the grandchildren died the following day.

Speaking on the matter on Tuesday, Adeola told The Punch Metro that all efforts to revive the deceased at the University of Medical Science Teaching Hospital in Akure failed for lack of facilities to resuscitate the victims at the hospital.

He added that the late children were aged nine years, eight, six and three years.

He said:

“After taking the pap, I observed that they started vomiting and complaining of stomach. So, I rushed them to the General Hospital, Akure. One of the doctors asked me how I was sure the children were poisoned. He said I should go and give them palm oil to drink.“I heard him say, ‘I don’t know what to give them. I don’t know what to do, I’m tired.’ Later, they gave them some drugs and I believe, it was the drugs that killed them.”

The bereaved father noted that all the deceased had been buried.

In a reaction, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, denied the allegations that the victims died out of the negligence of the doctors at the UNIMEDTH, saying the doctors and consultants did their best to revive the victims.

Five die after meal in Ondo: Police react

Reactng, the Ondo state police command public relations officer, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, said the case was not reported officially at the police station.

She, however, noted that the men of the command had visited the deceased’s residence to have an idea of the issues that led to the unfortunate death.

“The matter was not reported at any police station, but our men in B Division have visited the house of the deceased to know what actually happened,” the PPRO stated.

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Mother, 5 children die after eating local delicacy in Kano

In a similar development, Legit.ng reported that six people reportedly died after eating expired food in the Karkari village, Gwarzo LGA of Kano state.

According to reports, the mother and five children passed away after consuming Danwake, a local Hausa delicacy.

SP Abdullahi Haruna, spokesperson of the Kano state police command, confirmed the development in a statement and shared further details.

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Source: Legit.ng