Five members of the same family in Ila
Odo, a border community in Odo Otin Local
Government Area of Ondo state died under
mysterious circumstances on Tuesday,
witnesses confirm. According to sources in
the town, the deceased were members of
one Idowu family in the town which is
located along Osogbo/Ilorin road. The
deceased persons included the head of the
family, identified as Akanbi Idowu, his
second wife, his son and two grand
children.
According to reports, the family all ate the
same dinner on Monday night and started
having severe stomach pains almost
immediately after the meal. They were said
to have also developed other symptoms of
illness.
Confident that their condition would get
better, the source added,“they didn't bother
to seek any medical attention; only for
three of them to die in the night before
daybreak.”
It was the news of the sudden death of the
trio that woke the community from sleep
amid confusion and worries. By the evening
of the same day, two members of the family
also died, fueling speculations of an
outbreak of epidemic or mysterious disease
in the town.
However, some sympathizers insinuated
food poisoning though they could not
confirm the meal the victims ate before
death came calling in the night.
The source added that the grand children
that later died on Tuesday were in bad
condition and could not actually explain
the meal they ate the previous night before
they too gave up the ghost.
This is not the only mysterious disease to
mysteriously kill people in the south-west
recently. In Ondo state, a mysterious
ailment also claimed the lives of at least
25 people in the last week though it has
been confirmed by Ondo state Governor,
Olusegun Mimmiko that the disease was
caused by ethanol poisoning.
The disease in Ondo state has been
contained and no deaths have been
reported lately. As at press time, the Osun
state government has yet to issue a
statement on the deaths of the five family
members.
No comments:
Post a Comment