Tragedy struck in Ugbo Paul, a suburb of Abakpa Nike, in the Enugu East council area of Enugu State, following the death of three family members and their maid after eating a meal suspected to have been poisoned.

PUNCH Metro gathered that only a nine-month-old baby girl of the family survived the tragedy, as she was not fed with the food.

The victims were identified as the head of the family, Mr Lawrence Chukwu; his wife, Chizoba; their daughter, Nazareth; and the maid, Ukamaka.

A neighbour, Mrs Dominic Gloria, told our correspondent that the family went to bed on Friday without any incident.

“We woke up on Saturday morning and found the family members struggling for life. We didn’t know what was wrong with them and they were immediately rushed to the 82 Division Army Hospital. Later that day, their maid died.

“After a series of tests, we learnt that the food they ate before they went to sleep on Friday night was contaminated with a poisonous substance. Unfortunately, all efforts to save them failed, as the man and his wife died on Saturday, and on Tuesday morning, their two-year-old daughter equally died,” Gloria added.

The mother of late Chizoba, Mrs Elizabeth Nwankwo, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Tuesday.

She said she received a phone call on Saturday after the maid died.

“So, when I got there, I saw my daughter and her husband lying speechless. I took the remains of the house help to her parents for burial and before I came back, my daughter and her husband had equally died. This morning (Tuesday), their two-year-old daughter that I was hoping would survive died,” she added.

While lamenting the tragedy, Mrs Nwankwo said the remains of her grandchild had been taken to her home town in Ameta Mgbo, in the Awgu LGA of Enugu State for burial, while the bodies of the couple were in a morgue.

She said the hospital informed her that the food the family ate before going to bed was contaminated with a poisonous substance.

Nwankwo appealed to Nigerians to come to her aid to take care of the family’s only surviving child.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said he had no such information.

“But let me find out; I will get back to you,” he added.

He had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.

https://punchng.com/enugu-man-wife-daughter-maid-die-after-eating-poisoned-food/

Things are happening...
God please save us from evil men here and there.

From Umuahia to Enugu is poisoned food the new Eastern trend? Wahala don dey to much na.

Na wa. God save us

TheGiftedOne:
From Umuahia to Enugu is poisoned good the new Eastern trend? Wahala don dey to much na.

In another thread, they were blaming suya, after the victims took suya and drink.

Ok

May their souls rest in peace.

The one in aso rock or the ones on the street.

can’t loose my guard .
My guess , the woman of the house has delegated cooking to the house girl and the person that poisoned has observed that the house girl gives space while cooking and that should be a face me I face you yard cuz you can’t have access to someone’s kitchen in a self contained house.

I will blame the man and the woman for this ...

Omo..... how can’t these two adult differentiate a friendly eye look and a wicked eye look .

No matter what , they should be aware that we are in a wicked world like this were people envy just cuz you are drinking bottled water

People are wicked and we should always be on guard 24/7

If you hail me too much from the way you used to greet me or you greet me less from the way we used to greet , I will run from you.

If we have issues before and later made up , I can never relax for you

If we have small argument or small quarrel and later we became good , I can’t keep body for you again .

Every body is a suspect ...

Na only my mother and my wife sure pass for now , na this two people have access to kill you any day any time.

IPOB finally killed him

Nawa o, Bad News here and there

PENNYSWAP:
can’t loose my guard .
My guess , the woman of the house has delegated cooking to the house girl and the person that poisoned has observed that the house girl gives space while cooking and that should be a face me I face you yard cuz you can’t have access to someone’s kitchen in a self contained house.

I will blame the man and the woman for this ...

Omo..... how can’t these two adult differentiate a friendly eye look and a wicked eye look .

No matter what , they should be aware that we are in a wicked world like this were people envy just cuz you are drinking bottled water

People are wicked and we should always be on guard 24/7

If you hail me too much from the way you used to greet me or you greet me less from the way we used to greet , I will run from you.

If we have issues before and later made up , I can never relax for you

If we have small argument or small quarrel and later we became good , I can’t keep body for you again .

Every body is a suspect ...

Na only my mother and my wife sure pass for now , na this two people have access to kill you any day any time.

Well said

All this family poisoning seems weird oooo