Four Members Of A Family Die After Eating Amala In Ondo

Four members of a family of nine including a mother and her three children reportedly died after eating yam flour for lunch in Isua-Akoko area of Ondo state.

The father of the family Mr Abiloye Folorunso and other children survived, however, as the poison was flushed out of their systems once they got to the hospital.

Reports have it that the yam flour was purchased from Isua Market that morning and prepared it for lunch.

Information Officer of Akoko South East Local Government, Mr. Akin Meroyi said the incident occurred at  Ward 7 in the town.

Also speaking on the incident, another family member, Hon. Adesina Ayodeji noted that the flour was bought from Isua Market by the deceased mother on that same day the incident occurred.

Ayodeji told newsmen that shortly after taking the yam flour, all the nine members who ate of it became unconscious and were immediately rushed to the Local Government Health Centre by neighbours where first aid was administered to them.

In the process of reviving them, one of the family members reportedly died at the Health Centre.

Disturbed by the situation as they could not be revived, they were taken  to the  State Specialist Hospital, Ikare-Akoko.

Some of the family members still unconscious were hurriedly taken to a private hospital in Ikare Akoko where another member died again.

With the situation worsening, the neighbours took some of the unconscious members to the Federal  Medical Centre, Owo where they were diagnosed to have eaten poison.

Reacting to the development in his council area, the Chairman of Akoko South East  Local Government, Hon Olusola Agbi who condoled the family described the incident as unfortunate and sad.

The five other family members were admitted at the specialist hospital in Ikare-Akoko where they were revived.