{"id":98337,"date":"2022-08-19T08:29:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T07:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=98337"},"modified":"2022-08-19T08:29:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T07:29:27","slug":"seven-family-members-die-after-taking-local-meal-in-zamfara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/seven-family-members-die-after-taking-local-meal-in-zamfara\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Family Members Die After Taking Local Meal In Zamfara\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Seven family members have been confirmed dead after taking a local delicacy of corn and vegetables, locally known as Dambu, in Zamfara State.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It was gathered that the incident occurred in Danbaza village, Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A resident of the village who is close to the family, Muhammad Kabir, disclosed that four of the victims including two married women died on the spot while three others died after they were rushed to a nearby hospital.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cAs soon as the family members finished eating the meal, four of them died on the spot.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe three others were rushed to hospital, but they later died while receiving treatment,\u201d Kabir said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Confirming the incident, the Zamfara State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, said the command has begun an investigation to unravel the cause of the death of the family members.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe incident happened immediately after the family took the meal prepared as their dinner.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe police have taken samples of the meal for analysis and I assure the general public that results would be released to newsmen,\u201d the police spokesperson said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven family members have been confirmed dead after taking a local delicacy of corn and vegetables, locally known as Dambu, in Zamfara State. 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