Tuesday, December 10, 2024 -Two siblings, Loveth Charles, 9, and her brother, Solomon Charles, 6, have been reported dead after consuming a meal prepared with cassava in Abuja.
The unfortunate incident took place on Thursday, Dec. 5, in Jiwa
community in the Federal Capital Territory.
A resident of the area told Abuja metro that the mother of the two
children, Blessing Charles, and her youngest son, who also ate the meal were
hospitalized at Kubwa General Hospital, from where they were said to have been
discharged on Friday.
Another source in the community said the cassava was brought to the
compound by a female farmer, who hails from the same community with the
victim’s mother in Delta State.
The source said, “The woman stored the
cassava in their home, which is closer to her farm, without knowing that the family had taken some of the cassava and cooked
it."
The source further disclosed that the woman, who used the cassava to
process “apu” for sale, had since been arrested and detained by the police from
Gwagwa division while the remains of the two victims have been deposited at the
Kubwa General Hospital by the police.
The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Gwagwa division, CSP Muktar
Adamu, confirmed the incident.
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