Four grandchildren, grandma die after having ‘poisonous’ meal in Ondo

• The deceased persons were said to have passed away after consuming pap and fish in Akure, the state capital.

In Ondo State, five members of the same family have died after eating a poisonous meal.

The deceased persons were said to have passed away after consuming pap and fish in Akure, the state capital.

The victims of the incident, which happened a few days ago in the Gaga Area of Oke-Aro, Akure South Local Government, are a grandmother and four of her grandchildren

The incident has thrown the community into state of despair and agony.

According to a family source, the grandmother, who was the cook, and the grandchildren are suspected to have consumed a meal that may have been poisoned or contaminated.

With two other grandchildren still in the hospital receiving treatment, a neighbor, who identified himself as Isaac, expressed concern that although the police and government officials had visited the house where the incident occurred, an official investigation has yet to be launched.

“We were told that they took poisoned pap, but later we also heard that they ate fish from a pond in the house compound, which was said to have been contaminated,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, stated that the incident was not reported at any police station