Mother, five children die after eating expired food

The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the death of a widow and five of her children in Karkari village, Gwarzo Local Government Area of the state after eating Danwake, a local Hausa delicacy.

Confirming the incident, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna, said the six members of the family who ate the food were rushed to Gwarzo General Hospital where they were confirmed dead by doctors.

He said an investigation had commenced to ascertain the cause of their death.

We are still waiting for the medical report from the hospital to ascertain the cause of the death of the six persons,” he said.

The incident was said to have occurred last Thursday after the widow who was the one catering for her five children used expired cassava flour to prepare the food.

Those who lost their lives include Alhakatu Abdulkarim and her five children; Bashir, Firdausi, Hafsat, Usman and Jamilu.

(PUNCH)