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SAD! Woman And Her 4 Grandkids Reportedly D3ad After Consuming Pap In Ondo
By Mario Deepromoter
Five members of the same family; including an elderly woman and her four grandchildren have been reported d3ad in Gaga community of Akure metropolis.
They died mysteriously within days after consuming pap.
According to Ondo State owned Hope Newspaper, the incident which occurred few days ago at Atayese street, Gaga area of Oke Aro in Akure, was uncovered on Thursday, October 3, 2024.
A family source identified as Bola, told the publication that the elderly woman who was their paternal grandmother died suddenly and the family members took her to the mortuary.
She explained that they were not suspicious of anyone or anything causing her death as she was advanced in age. Hence, they believed her passing to be natural.
“After her death, my sister and her husband had gone along with their children to the deceased’s house in order to tidy up her belongings and they saw some processed dried pap in the kitchen which the younger ones craved to have while their parents declined.
“Their mother who is my sister made the pap and gave to her children and their cousin who came along with them. My nephews and niece were ages seven , five and three while their cousin was 10,” the source said.
She explained that as soon as the children took the pap, they all began to writhe in pain and the parents who were alarmed at the sudden and strange development rushed the children to the State Specialist Hospital, Akure, now known as UNIMED Teaching Hospital.
“It was at this juncture that we began to suspect that probably the pap must have been poisoned or contaminated and could be the cause of their grandmother’s death”
Our source revealed that the family blames the doctors that they met on duty for the eventual death of the victims, saying that they were still alive although in pain on the first day that they were brought to the hospital.
“The doctors on duty were Corps Members. I heard one of them making calls and asking the person on the other end, how many milligrams he should administer to the patient. Right before us, one of the doctors was panicking that he did not know what to administer to one of the children assigned to him.The four children spent three days in the hospital before they died. They would have made it if they were promptly attended to. “
When contacted on telephone, the head of the family, simply identified as Mr A. Egunjobi also confirmed the unfortunate incident and hinted that the family also heard that they ate from fishes in a pond in the house during their visit which was said to have been contaminated.
The mysterious deaths unreported to the police, victims buried without investigation and autopsy.
The mother of the deceased children, Mrs Bukola Adeola was almost incoherent with grief and could not speak with the publication when she was contacted at their residence at Afunbiowo Estate in Akure.
A source however, confirmed that the children had since been buried.
She also said that the family did not report the case to the police.
She also said that the parents of the deceased did not suspect anyone as the house of the grandmother where they took the pap was secluded and fenced.
When asked if the family would not want to unravel the mystery behind the children’s death, she retorted “what is there to unravel again? The unfortunate incident has happened and there is no need keeping little children in the mortuary. So they have since been laid to rest”
She, however, said that the corpse of the grandmother was still at the mortuary.
The spokesperson of the Ondo State Police Command, Mrs Funmi Odunlami, corroborated the fact that the incident was not reported at any police station.
The Lagos State Taskforce has raided 31 Road, part of Okunola road, Wole Omooso, Blessjar, Idoan at the Gowon Estate area of Lagos.Seventeen persons suspected to be engaging in various criminal activities were also arrested.
This is contained in a press statement by its Director, Press & Public Affairs Gbadeyan Abdulraheem.
During the operation, Taskforce officers uncovered a disturbing cache of illicit substances, including Colorado, Indian hemp, narcotic drugs, and other controlled substances including counterfeit currency.
The Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Adetayo Akerele, reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to ridding the state of criminal elements endangering the peace and serenity of the citizenry.
He said the operation reflects the agency’s zero-tolerance policy against illegal activities that threaten the peace and security of communities.
Suspected bomb explosions have reportedly rocked Bassa community in Shiroro local government area of Niger State, Nigeria.
It was learnt that one farmer identified as Dauda Haruna was killed while four others, including 3 siblings, were severely injured in the incident.
According to reports, the incident happened between Bassa and Gwadara communities on Thursday morning when the victims were going to farm to harvest crops.
Residents disclosed that the first explosion went up while the 3 siblings, Mali (20), Nehemiah (14) and Jona (15) were on a motorcycle, while the second one went up when the motorcycle of those coming for rescue stepped on it, killing one of the rescuers, Dauda Haruna.
Mr Enoch, the father of the three children, who struggled to control his tears narrated the incident to our correspondent at the IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna, where the victims were being treated.
He said it was second time bombs would explode this month in Bassa.
Enoch said the children were ahead on a bike while he was trekking with his wife when they heard a heavy sound.
“We were going to farm to harvest our crops. So, I asked my children to start going on bike while my wife and I followed on foot. They were far from us but we heard a heavy sound like gunshots. While we were discussing that it might be bandits, someone coming from the same direction told us that some children had stepped on a bomb. I knew they were my children.
“Two people who came from Bassa on a rescue mission again stepped on another bomb close to the scene of my children. Unfortunately, one lost his life,” he explained.
Two of the siblings, Nehemiah and Jonah and one of the rescuers, Abdullahi Shuaibu lost one leg each.
An eyewitness, Sa’adu Shuaibu, told Daily Trust that one of the victims who died was taking loafs of bread to the neighbouring villages when he met the three siblings in distress, with their legs shattered.
“When he saw the children, because he could not help them alone, he rushed to the community to tell us to go and rescue them. So, he picked one person on his bike and on their way, they stepped on another bomb. Unfortunately, the victim who rode the bike died while the person he took lost one of his legs,” he said.
Gunmen operating in Anambra State on Tuesday night shot dead an unidentified man, abducting one more from his vehicle.
The two men were attacked in Ifitedunu community, Dunukofia Local Government Area, while travelling in a Nissan SUV with Lagos registration number; SMK 439 HJ.
This happened the same day that the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo announced total war against criminals in the state while also giving amnesty to repentant criminals.
A viral video circulating on social media showed the body of the slain man in the car, while the driver who was travelling with him was abducted by the criminals.
Members of the Ifitedunu community vigilante who rushed to the scene said the incident happened around 8pm. A voice in the video said the men were chased from a neighbouring community to Ifitedunu by men driving an ash-coloured Lexus Jeep.
They said items in the car showed that the men were returning for Christmas while calling on anyone who knew the vehicle or the slain occupants to come for them.
As of the time of filling this report, the Anambra State Police Command was yet to react to the incident.
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