Mother, 4 Children Die After Consuming Pap in Ondo, Police React
- According to reports making the rounds, a mother and four children allegedly died from food poisoning after consuming pap in Akure, Ondo state capital
- An Ondo man, Ademola Adeola, disclosed that his mother died after drinking the pap, while the children died the next day after experiencing vomiting and stomach aches
- The spokesperson of the Ondo state police command, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, has reacted to the unfortunate development
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A man based in Ondo state, identified simply as Ademola Adeola, has called on the state government to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of his mother and four children following alleged food poisoning.
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How grandma, 4 children died
His mother, Mrs Esther Adeola, and four grandchildren aged nine, eight, six and three years, reportedly died after drinking liquid pap at home in Oke-Aro Akure, Ondo state, on Saturday, October 5.
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According to The Punch, the grandmother first gave up the ghost after taking the pap while the grandchildren died the following day.
As of the time of filing this report, the deceased had been buried.
Police react as five die after meal
Reacting, the Ondo state police command public relations officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, said the case was not reported officially at the police station.
She, however, noted that the men of the command had visited the deceased’s residence to have an idea of the issues that led to the unfortunate death.
“The matter was not reported at any police station, but our men in B Division have visited the house of the deceased to know what actually happened,” the PPRO stated.
The Guardian also confirmed the development in its publication on Wednesday.
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Mother, 5 children die after eating local delicacy in Kano
In a similar development, Legit.ng reported that six people reportedly died after eating expired food in the Karkari village, Gwarzo LGA of Kano state.
According to reports, the mother and five children passed away after consuming Danwake, a local Hausa delicacy.
SP Abdullahi Haruna, spokesperson of the Kano state police command, confirmed the development in a statement and shared further details.
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