who died mysteriously alongside her six children after consumingan
evening meal, Mr. Maxwell Nwosu, has appealed to the Imo
StateGovernment and all goodspirited individuals to assist him in
burying his departed loved ones.
The unfortunate incident happened recently at Umuezeukwu,
Egbelu-Nguru, Ngor Okpala local council area of Imo State.
Maxwell Nwosu, the only surviving son of the family made the appeal
while speaking to newsmen, expressing worry that as an applicant, he
did not have the financial capability to bury his dead.
"I am the only son of the family. I am an applicant and the burden of
burying my mother and six sisters is emotionally and financially too
much for me to bear," Nwosu said.
Nwosu said he probably would have also been a victim of the meal if he
had been at home.
"I have been in Onitsha, Anambra State, for a while and painstakingly
looking for a gainful employment that has remained a mirage. I would
have been a victimof the family's last supperif I had been at home,"
Nwosu lamented.
Among the eminent Nigerians who have registered their sympathy is the
Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, who
visited the community to commiserate with them over the death of their
loved ones who died in suspicious circumstances.
Lamenting the way an entire family was nearly wiped out after
consuming a local delicacy, Ihedioha promised to give his support, as
well as make sure that the cause of death was ascertained.
The community's President General, Mr. Linus Eke, in his
responsedescribed the incident as"the worst incident in known history
that has befallen the community".
Some leaders of Cherubim and Seraphim Church, where three members of
the family died, have reportedly been arrested by the state police
command.
Confirming the arrest to newsmen, Rev. Anthony Alozie explained that
Madam Nwosu, a member of the church, rushed the dying children to the
church forprayers, but the three of them died in the process.
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