A woman identified as Onyinye and her four children; Miracle, Dominion, Amanda, and Kosi, have reportedly died after consuming their dinner on Monday.
The tragedy which occurred in Abubor Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has since thrown the whole community into panic.
The mother and her four children are being suspected of haven died from suspected food poisoning.
This is even as there have been no medical certification for the cause of the death.
According to report, the husband and father of the deceased was not present at the time of the incident. But the man was reported to have fainted upon returning home to discover the lifeless bodies of members of his family. He was, however, rushed to the hospital where he was admitted.
The report stated that two other siblings, a boy and a girl, escaped the tragedy. This was because they were not living with their parents in Nnewi and did not partake of the meal.
The spokesman of the Anambra State Police, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident. He, however, said investigations were ongoing.
Meanwhile, by the time of this report, the bodies of the victims have been deposited at the morgue for autopsy.
According to Ikenga, “It is a case of sudden and unnatural death reported to the command.”