Generator Fumes Kills Groom, Wedding Guests In Enugu
The Eka Utara community in Adani, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State has been thrown into confusion following the mysterious death of a groom and six wedding guests in the community on Saturday.
According to reports, five others, including the bride, are also receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in the community.
Thelagostimes reports that the victims had returned from a wedding ceremony at Obollo-Afor in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State when they started dying.
However, a reliable source close to the family of the deceased told Punch that the death of victims could be linked to the inhalation of fumes emitting from a generator that was placed at the veranda of the house.
The victims, after attending the wedding ceremony on Saturday, reportedly left the venue to continue the celebration at home.
Afterwards, they were said to have gone to sleep in their various rooms at their residence in the community.
However, none of them came out of the rooms the following day.
Upon gaining entry into the rooms, the residents reportedly found the lifeless bodies of six of the victims, including the groom, with foamy substances discharging from their mouths.
Eight other victims, who were found breathing faintly, were quickly rushed to hospital for treatment.
In his reaction, the state Police Public Relations Officer, in a statement, said the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ammani, had ordered the state Criminal Investigation Department to investigate circumstances surrounding the victims’ death.
The statement read in part: “Preliminary investigation reveals that one of the confirmed deceased persons, Obinna Dike, 31, attended his traditional marriage ceremony at Obollor-Eke, in Udenu council area with his relatives and other victims of the incident on August 26.
“They, thereafter, went back home and continued with the celebration. However, the following morning, none of them came out of the room where they slept. This caused the door to be forced open, with all of them in the room found to be unconscious with foamy discharge from their mouths.”
