Four members of the same family have reportedly died after eating Amala in Mopa Muro LGA of Kogi State. In what can be described as a tragedy, the four them all lost their lives while one is hospitalized in Mopa, the headquarters of Mopamuro LGA of Kogi State.
As reported by punch Newspaper, the family of 5 was said to have eaten Yam flour meal ( amala)and okra soup which led to the death of father and three children while the mother is in critical condition in an undisclosed medical facility.
Those who died included the family head, PA. Motilewa, his two daughters and a girl said to be their relative. The family was said to have prepared the Amala from the left over cassava chaff from which they previously made fufu from and ate. They were said to have spread the processed chaff in the Sun to dry for some days.
The dried chaffs were subsequently grounded into soft powder which was used for Amala which they ate before going to bed.
However, members of the community were said to be suspecting fowl play in the death and have suspended the burial for proper investigations to disclose the cause of their death.
