A family of six, comprising wife and children, and their neighbour have died from eating local food known as ‘Fate’ at Shiyar Ajiya in Shinkafi town, Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara.
Prof. Abdullahi Shinkafi, the state acting governor, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Sunday in Gusau.
He said the seven victims who lost their lives included males and females, while the others affected were receiving medical treatment at the hospital.
Shinkafi said the government had deployed a team of medical experts to the area to investigate the cause of the incident.
“They (experts) have already taken the sample; we are waiting for them to give us the result to enable us take action.
“People close to the deceased said the death was as a result of poisoned leaf porridge which was said to be contaminated by onion seeds.
“We cannot rely on what we heard, we are waiting for medical experts to come out with the result”, he added.
The acting governor said six of the deceased were from the same family comprising a wife and children.
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