Nine Family Members Die After Taking Local Meal In Zamfara

• “Yes, the doctors had confirmed that the ailment originated after taking the last meal that day.”

EKO HOT BLOG reports that tragedy struck in Jangeme village as nine family members were reported dead after taking a poisonous meal in Zamfara State.

It was gathered that the tragic incident occurred in the Gusau Local Government Area of the state.

An uncle to the deceased identified as Abdullahi Bello disclosed that the children died after their sister who was on a visit to the family house from her matrimonial home decided to prepare Tuwo (local meal) from sorghum flour.

Bello stated, “When she came, she fetched grains from a local silo and then took it to the machine for grinding.  A rabbit being reared in the house died after eating the sorghum flour before she even started preparing Tuwo for the children.

“No one noticed that the sorghum flour was contaminated even after the rabbit had died. She went ahead and cooked the food for the children. Few hours after taking the meal, one child lost his life.

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“Then, we took the remaining children to a medical facility in Gusau where two of them also died. We took the remains of those who died back home.

“When we were burying them at a cemetery in the community, we received a call that three had also died, including my younger sister that cooked the food for them. In totality, eight children and a mother lost their lives to the incident,” he said.

EKO HOT BLOG further gathered that the parents of the children, who were not around when the tragedy struck the family, were still battling to come to terms with what would have led to the death of the kids.

It was learnt that their mother was also admitted after she was hit by the shock of the tragedy.

A visit to Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital in Gusau revealed that the only surviving child was lying critically ill with doctors battling to fix a respirator on him to aid his breathing.

“Yes, the doctors had confirmed that the ailment originated after taking the last meal that day,” the Public Relations Officer of the hospital, Awwal Usman Ruwan Dorawa, said.

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