A
family of six children in Ekwulumili in
the Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, have been confirmed
dead after eating poisoned food.
It
was learnt that the community had been thrown into confusion since Saturday,
when the children died.
It
was gathered that the identity of the person, who poisoned the food, had yet to
be known.
The
parents of the deceased were said to have attempted to commit suicide since the
tragedy struck.
These
are Pictures of the deceased, it was revealed that the police had visited the
scene of the incident and commenced investigation to unravel the person behind
the death.
The
children were alleged to have been poisoned by an unknown person through the
food they kept at home in Ekwulumili, Anambra State.
A
resident of the community, Chidozie Venantius, also shared the incident on
Facebook and urged the government to look into the matter and fish out the
perpetrators.
He
said, “The town has been boiling since yesterday (Saturday). A family lost six
children in what they deemed as food poisoning. The parents want to commit
suicide. Please help us pass the information to the appropriate quarters. ”
But
the Anambra State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Ali Okechukwu, said
he was not aware of the incident.
He,
however, promised to contact the police division in-charge of the area and get back
to newsmen on Monday (today).
He
said, “I am not aware of the incident yet. I will contact the division that
controls the community tomorrow (today) and get back to you.”
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