Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - Four people have d!ed, and two others are receiving treatment after consuming a poisonous fish in Kashimbila, Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State.
Intelligence
sources told security analyst, Zagazola Malama, that the six Fulani herders
including Abdul Juli, Sule Abubakar, Adamu Mato, Saidu Payo, Yusuf Musa, and
Ibrahim Haruna, went on a fishing expedition at a nearby river on February 22,
2025 at about 2200hrs.
It was
gathered that after catching and cooking the fish, they unknowingly consumed a
poisonous species, leading to severe illness.
On
February 23, they were rushed to the Primary Health Centre in Kashimbila, where
four of them Juli, Abubakar, Mato, and Payo were confirmed d3ad by the doctor
on duty.
The two
survivors, Yusuf Musa and Ibrahim Haruna are currently receiving treatment at
the same hospital.
The
incident was reported to the police by one Haruna Isiaka of Chidawa
Village.
Police
have deposited the corpses at the hospital mortuary for autopsy, while
investigations into the incident are ongoing.
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