Man, pregnant wife, 3 children, relative die after rice meal vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
By Monsuru Olowoopejo, Esther Onyegbula & Miracle OweazimA family of six—man, pregnant wife, his three children and a female relative— were found dead yesterday, in their apartment at 19 Olowora, Mafoloku area of Lagos State.However, one of the children, a twin, aged four, survived the attack, but was still undergoing treatment at press time.
The aged woman was said to have visited her daughter the previous day, but left for Badagry at night, turning down request by her pregnant daughter to pass the night with them. The family’s neighbour, Aina Adeleke, told Vanguard: “Immediately we forced the door open, we found seven of them lying down like they were asleep. On closer look, we observed that Mr. Zakaria a.k.a. Cool Money, was dead.
The emotional Adeleke added: “Sincerely, I can’t say for sure what happened to them or what killed them. But we found out that they ate jollof rice last night. It is only God that can say what exactly happened to the family.” Thereafter, the building was sealed off by health officials from the Oshodi Local Government Area, Bolade, Oshodi.
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