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Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by oludashmi(f): 12:41pm On Aug 03, 2011
After what was supposed to have been a delicious family supper, eaten amidst hearty jokes and giggles, six members of the Umunna family in Uli, Anambra State, were found dead.
Those that were found dead after the unfortunate meal were Mrs Caroline Umunna, Madam Lucy Obodoeke, Miss Modesta Umunna, Miss Uchenna Umunna, Master Chisom Okorie and Ozioma, their house maid.
For Mr Charles Umunna, the head of the family, who is still in shock, penultimate Thursday night will remain green in his memory as a bitter reminder of the cruelty fate brought him.

Umunna, a staff of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Awka, whose wife, Caroline Umunna; two daughters, Uchenna, a first year student of Public Administration, Anambra State University and her sister who just finished School Certificate Examination and UTME; his in-law, Mrs. Lucy Obodoeke, who came for medical treatment; cousin, Chisom Okorie; and maid, Miss Ozioma Marcel;  who joined the family three weeks earlier, were found mysteriously dead on Friday, it is a pathetic situation he is trying hard to comprehend.
Possibly because of their trauma and excruciating grief, Umunna and his remaining three children two boys and one girl, have relocated to the house of the Catholic Priest of St. Gregory's Catho-lic Church, Eziama Uli, Rev. Fr. Joel Ibebuike.

When the Nigerian Tribune  encountered him in the sleepy village, Umunna, who was still enveloped in grief, was shedding tears, especially when he saw the pictures of his wife and children.

According to Umunna, who responded to questions in an emotion-soaked voice, it was on Friday evening that his wife's cousin called him that she got to their house and there was no sign of any soul in the house. Then he asked the girl to check their shop, the girl said she had checked the shop but didn't find anybody there. Umunna said the girl told him that her inquiry revealed that the neighbours had not seen any member of the family throughout that day.
He said he became agitated and called his wife. However, though the wife's hand-set was ringing, no one picked it. He became furious and was querying why his wife would always fail to pick her call.

It was at that juncture, that he called his landlord to check his family members, and the landlord called back to tell him that the door of his house seemed to be locked from inside. The landlord's son called again to inform him that it appeared that there was no one inside his house.

This, he said, was about 9p.m and it was raining heavily in Awka, so there was no way he could return that night. The following morning, being Saturday, he went to the village with his two other children, who were on holiday with him in Awka. He had already called his first son, Desmond, who is a Computer Science student at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, to join him at home.
Before he could reach home, the police had forced the door open and packed the six corpses into an ambulance for the purpose of depositing them in a mortuary.
A demoralised Umunna disclosed that for the past 25 years, his family had lived in Eziama Uli, as he moved from one state to another on transfer in the course of his work, although he packed to the present place three months earlier.

The CPC, through its Zonal Director, South-East, Enugu, Mr. Sam Tamuno, had visited the family and taken sample of the food they ate on the fateful night to analyze its content. Tamuno, who signed the condolence register, was said to have promised to conduct investigation into the substances they ate, while the police are conducting autopsy on the corpses.
Umunna said that he had handed over everything to God, but his greatest consolation would be to get to the root of the cause of the death of his family members who he vowed would not die un-avenged.

Desmond, the first son of Mrs Caroline Umunna, who was battling to control his emotions as he was the only one consoling the father and siblings, lamented that he never knew he was going to lose his beloved ones in one instance and in that circumstance. He added that he had ominous signs that things were not well in the family but did not know the extent when his father called him in the early hours of Saturday to come home immediately.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Anambra State Police Command, Mr. Emeka Chukwuemeka, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), said that the homicide section of the command was investigating the matter.

Already, Desmond had made a statement on behalf of the family at Awka, while the landlord and his son, who were in the compound during the incident, had equally made their statements, and were still being detained at the time of this report.

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Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by seanet02: 1:47pm On Aug 03, 2011
Ibo
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by Nobody: 2:01pm On Aug 03, 2011
Who else could it be ?
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by ezeagu(m): 2:03pm On Aug 03, 2011
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by oludashmi(f): 2:32pm On Aug 03, 2011
But why detain the landlord and his son?
What kind of investigation is that?
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by oludashmi(f): 2:38pm On Aug 03, 2011
@All
Please this is not a case of tribalism!

@ezeagu
Must there be a mutilated baby before you sympathise? The grown up children in the higher institution are worth more than a baby cos of the long term investments on them. angry
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by redsun(m): 2:40pm On Aug 03, 2011
Poisoning food cold be another boko haram strategy in a porous system like nigeria
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by ezeagu(m): 2:44pm On Aug 03, 2011
redsun:

Poisoning food cold be another boko haram strategy in a porous system like nigeria

More than six people would have died now.
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by Nobody: 2:45pm On Aug 03, 2011
redsun:

Poisoning food cold be another boko haram strategy in a porous system like nigeria

Abegi. . .garri does not come from the north.na ibo arrangee be this one.
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by Greenpro: 2:53pm On Aug 03, 2011
oludashmi:

But why detain the landlord and his son?
What kind of investigation is that?



Failure of proper policing.
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by philip0906(m): 3:08pm On Aug 03, 2011
oludashmi:

@All
Please this is not a case of tribalism!
@ezeagu
Must there be a mutilated baby before you sympathise? The grown up children in the higher institution are worth more than a baby cos of the long term investments on them. angry

ur nuts must be loose. . .2 tribalistic threads in the space of just minutes and u r yarning balls undecided
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by redsun(m): 3:10pm On Aug 03, 2011
food movement in nigeria is untrackable,d garri could ve been poisoned by bokos agents in d east.D source shd be checked out
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by redsun(m): 3:17pm On Aug 03, 2011
U tribal bigots can't see that u could be d nest victims.it is easy to lunch biological and physical terrorist attack in 9ja
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by mallorca(m): 3:25pm On Aug 03, 2011
rip
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by buzugee(m): 3:29pm On Aug 03, 2011
they did not process the cassava well. cassava is dangerous if not processed well and can poison you to death. this aint no juju sturves
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by philip0906(m): 3:33pm On Aug 03, 2011
^^
grin grin grin
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by Nobody: 3:37pm On Aug 03, 2011
buzugee:

they did not process the cassava well. cassava is dangerous if not processed well and can poison you to death. this aint no juju sturves

ROFLMAO. . .una no go kill person with laff.so i will die if i eat raw cassava abi ?
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by Trulie(m): 3:43pm On Aug 03, 2011
all dz educated iliter8z wnt alow us hear wrd again o!, just because u can read n wryt dos nt min u av d franchis2 say al sort of shity tinz dat kom out of ur brain-draind skulz, wen wl u learn2 siev inbtw tots2 say somtin contributory, dnt u get! U only cal a spad a spad wen iz actualy a spad nt tak asumptnz of tribalism dat has neva don dz country ny gud, aghhhhh! Na wao. ny gud, aghhhhh! Na wao.
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by amblors(m): 3:43pm On Aug 03, 2011
remote control

may their souls RIP
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by 190: 3:43pm On Aug 03, 2011
[size=28pt]i have always been WARY OF THAT FOOD CALLED EBA!![/size]
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by buzugee(m): 3:44pm On Aug 03, 2011
~Bluetooth:

ROFLMAO. . .una no go kill person with laff.so i will die if i eat raw cassava abi ?
yes ooo bruv. no try am till you put ya will and estate together. undecided
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by GoldCircle: 3:46pm On Aug 03, 2011
shocked shocked Maybe that poisonous rat don pi$$ for their garri and dem no know. . .eya. . .meal of death! cry cry May their souls RIP!
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by redsun(m): 3:49pm On Aug 03, 2011
D igbos have always eaten fermented raw cassava called abacha.it is not poisonous
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by Allohrandy(m): 3:53pm On Aug 03, 2011
Very sad news.may their soul rest in peace
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by buzugee(m): 3:54pm On Aug 03, 2011
redsun:

D igbos have always eaten fermented raw cassava called abacha.it is not poisonous
why you think half the ndigbo chaps are very boisterous, bellicose,loquacious and cantankerous ? its the toxin in the cassava changing the composition in their brains http://www.cloudforest.com/northwest/forum/16031.html

lmao ermmm my fellow ndigbo brothers that was a joke. yall lighten up before you flame me  cheesy
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by buzugee(m): 3:55pm On Aug 03, 2011
raw cassava reacts with stomach acid to form cyanide. cyanide is a poison that kills
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by redsun(m): 3:58pm On Aug 03, 2011
It could be d reason Why d igbos are highly driven too.Fermented fresh cassava goes well with fresh coconut as snacks
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by Nobody: 4:00pm On Aug 03, 2011
buzugee:

why you think half the ndigbo chaps are very boisterous, bellicose,loquacious and cantankerous ? its the toxin in the cassava changing the composition in their brains http://www.cloudforest.com/northwest/forum/16031.html

lmao ermmm my fellow ndigbo brothers that was a joke. yall lighten up before you flame me  cheesy

that toxin must be from excessive akpu in their bloodstream.iboman favourite. grin
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by buzugee(m): 4:00pm On Aug 03, 2011
redsun:

It could be d reason Why d igbos are highly driven too.Fermented fresh cassava goes well with fresh coconut as snacks
yeah,highly  driven to machete a nigga  grin grin grin
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by buzugee(m): 4:00pm On Aug 03, 2011
JK JK my fellow ndigbo brothers.
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by buzugee(m): 4:03pm On Aug 03, 2011
~Bluetooth:

that toxin must be from excessive akpu in their bloodstream.iboman favourite. grin
ndigbo kwenuuuu yaaaa. it have come to my understanding that you are to be talking bad about my chopulating of akpu. angry
Re: Six People Found Dead After Eba Meal by kashini: 4:05pm On Aug 03, 2011
God! you are the great comforter please Lord comfort the remaining family in your own way Lord!

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