Mother, three children die after eating yam flour meal

FOUR out of a family of nine including a mother
and her three children reportedly died after the
consumption of a yam flour for lunch in Isua-
Akoko area of Ondo state.
The father of the family Mr Abiloye Folorunso and
other children were however saved by providence
as the effect of the poison was not much in their
system and was immediately flushed out in the
hospital.
It was gathered that the yam flour was purchased
from Isua Market that ill fated morning and was
prepared as their lunch before death came
calling.
Speaking with newsmen, the Information Officer
of the 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.
According to him, they 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.
Their neighbours who were trying to salvage the
situation took some of the unconscious members
to the Federal Medical Centre[FMC], Owo where
they were diagnosed to have eaten poison.
The effect of the poison according to investigation
was much in their body system and has affected
their intestines and kidney following renal
diagnosis by medical experts.
Family members later decided that spiritual
solution should be sought following the report
from the hospital.
The victims were reportedly transferred to a
church in Isua –Akoko where the mother and
another child died.
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 have been revived
at the specialist hospital in Ikare-Akoko and are
still on admission.

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