Family of five dies after having a meal – this happened in
Umuokpara Umanu, Obollo community in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo
State.
Mr. Vitalis Nwosu (father), his wife, Obianuju (mother), and
their three children, Chinonso, Chinasa and Odimnobi had eaten jollof rice for
dinner served by Mrs Obianuju Nwosu. Soon after eating, they started
experiencing serious stomach pain, stooling and vomiting,
According to Vanguard
The children began to experience the symptoms first and they
were taken to a hospital but did not make it.
A villager recounted the incident:
“The children were the initial
complainants and their parents quickly moved them to a nearby private hospital (names
withheld). Every effort made to save them failed as they died one after the other.”
Soon after the children died, the same symptoms initiated
with the parents and they were taken to a hospital where they died too.
The remains of the deceased have been deposited at Adam
Mortuary, Ugiri. Two other members of the family, who joined in eating the meal
survived.
Reacting to the incident, the deceased’s first son, Mr. Chukwuemeka
Nwosu, told newsmen that he was not at home when the incident occurred. Chukwuemeka
said that he suspected foul play. He alleged that his parents and siblings must
have been poisoned by a relation over a protracted family matter and urged the
security agencies to thoroughly investigate the incident.