Attah Ede, Makurdi
The Benue State Police Command, on Tuesday, confirmed the death of 12 persons in Ikobi Community of Apa local government area of Benue State from food poisoning.
Our correspondent learnt that the incident happened on Monday night, when the people ate food suspected to have been poisoned.
The State Command Police Public Relations Officer SP Catherine Anene who confirmed the ugly incident on the phone said the incident happened last Monday when a woman had gone to the house of her family members who died of food poisoning three months ago and cleaned up the house.
SP Anene said after cleaning, the woman (name withheld) packed some foodstuffs from the house to her house.
“After cooking the same food that she brought home, those who ate the food were reported to have suffered severe illness.
“About three months ago there was a case of someone who died of food poisoning at a particular house in the Ikobi community.
“Few months after the incident, precisely on the 14th of this month, (November), a woman who is possibly a family member of the deceased went to the house of the deceased to clean up the house and in the process found food stuff there which she brought to her house to cook.
“Unfortunately, after cooking the food she served some people and after eating the food, twelve people suffered illness and were taken to hospital but seven of them died and the other five who were rushed to the hospital for treatment later died,” Anene said
She gave the names of the dead victims to includes; Adi Ale, Ochefije Ojo, Maria Ojo, Aipu Ochefije, Aboyi Ngbede Ochefije, Mary Ochoyoda, Ehi Abu, Blessing Abu, Peace Ochoyoda, Ojochono Daniel and Favour Edoh.
