Family loses 5 children after cassava meal
The family of Kayode Ogunlusi, in Ayegunle-Ekiti in Ijero Local
Government Area of Ekiti State, on Monday, lost their children after
taking a cassava meal prepared by the family.
Five other members of the family, who also ate the cassava meal, are
now on admission at the emergency unit of the University of Ado-Ekiti
Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti.
Mr. Ogunlusi, the father of the deceased children, who only regained
consciousness after receiving medical attention, said the family ate
the cassava meal on Sunday night as dinner.
He explained that few hours after taking the meal, two of the
children started vomiting, while one became unconscious.
The father, who disclosed that the food was prepared by his wife, said
members of the family were later taken to a private hospital in the
town for initial treatment by their neighbours.
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