Four persons from the same household have reportedly died from food poisoning in Ilorin Kwara State Capital.
They are a woman and her three children who allegedly died in Ilorin after eating suspected poisoned rice.
The tragic incident happened at Oshin Area, along Asa-Dam Road in Ilorin.
Reports said while the first born of the family, Abibat, was the first to die, the mother and two other children died at the early hours of Monday.
The other two deceased kids were identified as Zainab and Abdulfatah.
A source close to the family said, “they all ate rice on Saturday morning and after eating, the parents went out and returned home in the evening.
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“When they came back, the first born was the one that started feeling weak and was rushed to hospital but she died in the hospital.
“The parents got back home at midnight and met the other two children vomiting; they were also rushed to hospital; on Sunday afternoon, the mother was rushed to the hospital too.
“Both of them, the mother and the remaining two kids died at midnight of Monday, 19th August, 2024.
“They died at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), and their corpses were brought home. We are preparing for their burial at the Muslims’ Cemetery, Ilorin, but their father who is popularly known as Alfa Ahmad. is still in the hospital receiving treatment,” the family source added.
