Rita Enemuru, Reporting
FIVE children of the same parents and four other family members have reportedly died under circumstances suspected to be food poisoning in Nagazi, Adavi Local Government area, Kogi State.
Stonix News gathered that the sad incident saw five family members dying on a spot before four others were rushed to the hospital on Monday evening.
The remaining four, however, gave up the ghost at an undisclosed hospital in the area according to sources.
Stonix News reports a similar incident had occurred last weekend where four family members died after eating ‘amala’ in Mopa, Mopamuro LGA of Kogi State.
Unlike the Mopamuro death, it had not been confirmed if the family ate any food before death struck, but food poisoning is being suspected.
A family source said the father of the deceased victims had been arrested, while the mother was still receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.
No official statement on the incident yet.