The casualty determine of a household of 12, discovered unconscious in a room of their home in Obinze neighborhood, Owerri West Native Authorities Space of Imo State, on Monday morning, has risen to 6.
The sixth sufferer, who was the spouse of the top of the household, Kingsley Oguzie, died on Monday night time at Imo Specialist Hospital, Umuguma, Owerri, the place they had been rushed to for emergency medical consideration.
Whereas Oguzie, his son, a two-year-old youngster, and one other grownup had been confirmed lifeless upon arrival on the hospital, one other individual died hours later earlier than his spouse died late Monday.
Our correspondent, who visited the hospital on Tuesday, was instructed right now that Mrs. Oguzie misplaced the battle on Monday night time.
Our correspondent noticed a few of the victims nonetheless on life assist machines whereas a number of had barely regained consciousness.
Whereas family loitered across the hospital, medical personnel had been attending to the victims.
The household home and the village, Obokwu, in Obinze neighborhood, had been abandoned when our correspondent visited the place.
Whereas the household’s home was locked with none neighbor or kinsman in sight, no member of the neighborhood agreed to talk to our correspondent besides one man, who solely instructed our correspondent, “policemen simply got here right here now, locked the compound, and left.”
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