Ado Ekiti-Odo Ayedun, a serene and agrarian community in Ikole Local Government Area was thrown into mourning on Thursday, as 45-year old mother and her two children reportedly died after eating a meal of yam flour.
The head of the family, who is in his 50’s, is also lying critical at the intensive care unit of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti. Doctors are still battling to save his life as a result of suspected food poisoning.
Ado Ekiti-Odo Ayedun, a serene and agrarian community in Ikole Local Government Area was thrown into mourning on Thursday, as 45-year old mother and her two children reportedly died after eating a meal of yam flour.
The head of the family, who is in his 50’s, is also lying critical at the intensive care unit of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti. Doctors are still battling to save his life as a result of suspected food poisoning.
Vanguard gathered that two dogs which were also served the crumbs of the meal were said to have died.
The eldest of the children was 14 while the younger one was 12.
The lawmaker representing Ikole constituency II at the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye, confirmed the sad incident to newsmen on Thursday morning.
Earlier, Aribasoye had raised the issue at the plenary of the House where he called for sympathy and investigation into the matter.
Recounting the sordid scenario to newsmen, Aribasoye said the flour was made by the mother, which was served to all the family members as dinner.
“After they ate the flour on Saturday, the mother and the two children complained of stomach ache overnight and they resulted to self medication which led to the death of the mother on Monday and the two children in quick succession between that Monday and Tuesday.