Bolorunduro village in Ondo State was thrown into mourning last Wednesday when a family of five died after eating amala (yam flour). The names of the deceased were given as Michael Onoja,56; his wife, Comfort 42, Monday, 24; Patience, 21; and the eight-year-old grandchild, Joy Odoh.

A police source told our correspondent that when Onoja returned from his farm on the fateful day, he instructed his daughter, Patience, to prepare amala for the family to eat.

The source said, “Some hours after the meal, Joy, who was spending the holidays with the family started complaining of stomach pain and shortly after, slumped. She died later at a nearby government hospital.”

It was learnt that the little girl was buried the following day.

The source said, “Few hours after Joy was buried, other members of the family started having stomach pains and were rushed to the hospital. It was at the hospital that Onoja told his neighbours that the family ate amala, and that they had not eaten any other food after that. He and the family members died one after the other shortly after that.”

The source said the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the mortuary of the state Specialist Hospital, Akure while autopsy had yet to be conducted.

Meanwhile, Public Relations Officer of the state police command, Mr, Aremu Adeniran, said the police had commenced investigation into the incident.

He said, “The matter had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in order to ensure proper investigation.”


http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/family-five-die-after-amala-meal

I thank God I don't eat solids but whichever way it goes prolly haters at work...RIP

Killer Amala on the loose

Jor, Jor oh.
I had to hang my amala halfway to digest this story.

Seems its food poisoning.
Autopsy please and fast .

Nkan mbe.

terrible news, God help us all

T wz killer indomie bk thn, nw nah amala turn. Werrin we no qo hear.

sad story. does that mean their situation is helpless, seeing that they were taken to the hospital and not a single person survive?

killer amala
killer number
killer suya
killer beans
killer garri
killer apple
killer modem
killer orange
killer airplane
killer car
killer sim
killer toto
Wetin never kill pesin for this nigeria?

very
strange story, the autopsy hopefully will reveal the cause of death.
but mehn it sounds like a nigerian film story line.....juju e.t.c

This kind of incidence happen occasionally.
I guess its from the storage process during production. The flour tends to get mixed with toxic materials previously contained in the storage unit.
But its bad that nigerian hospitals can't even stabilize and possibly save the lives of the family.
RIP to the family.

Not ordinary.

Yhesux!! This is real sad! RIP to the deceased.

The 1st day i ate amala n ewedu/stew in ile-ife,i purged constantly for 3 n half days! I thought i was going 2 die! Someone said i wasnt used to 'white maggi'!

Now i respect the food/'white maggi' wella! I give demm chance if we jam 4 road!

ebamma: killer amala
killer number
killer suya
killer beans
killer garri
killer apple
killer modem
killer orange
killer airplane
killer car
killer sim
killer toto
Wetin never kill pesin for this nigeria?

killer president

There must be something behind this; may be someone somewhere has gone behind the back to poison the food while the girl is away to pick something else.

God is on the throne to judge everyone according to the work of their hand.

ULSHERLAN: I thank God I don't eat solids but whichever way it goes prolly haters at work...RIP

why dont you eat solids ? medical problems ?

May there souls rest in peace

bid4rich: There must be something behind this; may be someone somewhere has gone behind the back to poison the food while the girl is away to pick something else.

God is on the throne to judge everyone according to the work of their hand.

may be, may be not.

I remember an incident we had in my family, i was very small then. we had gone to the farm and harvested yams, got home, cooked and eat same yam. Guess what, in the middle of the night, everybody started having stomach upset; am talking f five people here, myself, two of my siblings and a cousin staying with us (pospy was in the north). Everybody was rushed to the hospital. of course mam was of the opinion that someone wanted to "wicked" here, but the doctor narrated several scenario of food poison. A tuber of the yam could have gotten contaminated from the ground, while cooking this is spread to other slices in the pot. if not for timely medical attention and divine intervention, it could have been something else. I thank God that we are all alive today. Please am just sharing to educate the house on various possibilities and someone should not misquote me.

Another scenario, same yam. I think i was in Js class. My uncle was working with the Ministry of Agric. in the LG and there were these guys staying with him at the LG quarters. they brought some chemical they used while planting seeds(corns, melon etc) so that rabbits don't exhume and eat everything. Uncle brought home in a gallon (to kill pests) unknown to anyone, the gallon turned and the chemical flowed into one of the tubers of yams under same bed. Thank goodness God that it wasn't my uncle's wife who cooked the yam (she would have given all the kids around). Mumsy went to their house and na the tuber of yam she carry give my mama (trust it wasn't a delibrate action).

My mum cooked and eat and guess what she started feeling dizzy, Thank God say my mama na disciplinarian, she no dey spoil pikin at all. None of us eat out of the yam, as we had all had breakfast. Anyway, God saved her again but it was a serious matter.

I have narrated all this to inform us that food posing comes in various forms, the vegetable or pepper bought in the market could have a very tiny but dangerous insect which if cooked with the food can poison whoever consumes it. Only God can save us.

May their Souls R.I.P. Amen.

food poisoning again!!!....plz loveones u pals should b conscious of wot u eat around, i blame ma country Nigeria coz we lack dt knowledge of processin food, i blif it mite be due to d chemical such as pesticide used nd wasnt up to halflife b4 diz stuff will b pushed to d market...God safe us all

Why is it dat 4 once in a life tym d news shuld always be pleasant to our ear....killing here.Bomb der..wat d f**k i taya o.

free2ryhme: Bolorunduro village in Ondo State was thrown into mourning last Wednesday when a family of five died after eating amala (yam flour). The names of the deceased were given as Michael Onoja,56; his wife, Comfort 42, Monday, 24; Patience, 21; and the eight-year-old grandchild, Joy Odoh.

A police source told our correspondent that when Onoja returned from his farm on the fateful day, he instructed his daughter, Patience, to prepare amala for the family to eat.

The source said, “Some hours after the meal, Joy, who was spending the holidays with the family started complaining of stomach pain and shortly after, slumped. She died later at a nearby government hospital.”

It was learnt that the little girl was buried the following day.

The source said, “Few hours after Joy was buried, other members of the family started having stomach pains and were rushed to the hospital. It was at the hospital that Onoja told his neighbours that the family ate amala, and that they had not eaten any other food after that. He and the family members died one after the other shortly after that.”

The source said the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the mortuary of the state Specialist Hospital, Akure while autopsy had yet to be conducted.

Meanwhile, Public Relations Officer of the state police command, Mr, Aremu Adeniran, said the police had commenced investigation into the incident.

He said, “The matter had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in order to ensure proper investigation.”


http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/family-five-die-after-amala-meal

thats an id6a family 4 cryng out loud.pls o leav garri out of ds o

Maybe there was too much oil in the soup

Post-mortem? They could have died of anything.

Poisonous Fertilizer or strong chemicals could have killed the family.

Where is the road to Mr Biggs...No more local food for now

But why food poison 2 dey common in the south west? Abi na because dem 2 dirty. Everytime amala kill or beans kill, na 4 south west all dey happen. Make God help una