NAN – Six members of the same family have reportedly died as a result of suspected food poisoning in Awilkiti village in the Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The incident claimed the lives of two women and four children.
It was learnt that the deceased persons had been buried according to Islamic rites.
A delegation of the state government, led by Lands and Housing Commissioner, Alhaji Nasiru Dantsoho, had condoled with the bereaved family.
Dantsoho described the deaths of the six persons as a great loss to their family and the entire state.
The Caretaker Chairman of the council, Alhaji Musa Bachaka, also commiserated with the family.
Bachaka donated N20,000 cash and two bags each of rice and millet to them.
In a related development, the Chief Imam of Kutufare village in Gudu LGA, Alhaji Muhammadu Nadande, has drowned in a river in the village.
NAN gathered that the deceased was said to have drowned on September 4 and his remains buried according to Islamic rites.
Dantsoho and Bachaka also condoled with the late cleric’s family, describing his demise as a great loss.
