Nigeria’s independence day, which was widely celebrated
yesterday, has turned sour in Itamaga area of Ikorodu as a family of five,
including four boys and their mother, were found dead in their residence.The
bodies were found in their uncompleted building located on 8, Kunle Owooade
Close.According to eyewitnesses, they were last seen on Friday before their
bodies were found on Tuesday, with three of them already decomposing. One died
on the way to the hospital.Three of the children were found in one room, while
their mother had soiled herself and was with her last born in another room when
sympathisers broke into their apartment.The alarm was raised around 8pm on
Tuesday, when neighbours noticed an offensive odour oozing out of the
building.They had called emergency numbers in the state, which did not yield a
positive result until yesterday.According to the residents, sympathisers were
astonished that they could not receive any assistance from the much publicised
emergency numbers.The sympathisers also invited Policemen from Ikorodu Division
who rushed to the scene, but did not offer any assistance, suspecting a case of
the deadly Ebola Virus Disease.The incident has been generating controversy in
the neighbourhood as some attributed it to food poisoning, while others said it
could be generator’s fume.Many of the
residents exhibited the fear of Ebola Virus Disease claiming the Policemen
could be right in their judgement.Some of the residents said, the victims, were
seen last Friday evening before they went to bed switching on their generating
set unknown to them that death was knocking.When neighbours did not see their
traces for three days, they assumed they had gone for church programmes as one
of the children Pelumi, was a member of The Redeemed Christian Church of God
while their mother usually attend Mountain of Fire and Miracles Church MFM, all
in the neighbourhood.The mother who took over the ownership of the building
after her husband’s demise about four years ago, was said to be found in her
bed room together with her last son while the remaining children were in the
other room as at the time of the incident
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