Tragedy struck at the ‘Oke Gada’ area of Ede Town in Osun on Monday, March 22, 2021 as 15 beggars were confirmed dead from suspected food poisoning.
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A reliable source on condition of anonymity told SOJ WORLDWIDE, http://www.sojworldnews.com that unconfirmed reports said the victims are up to 30 beggars.
He said they noticed a man suspected to be a YAHOO BOY came to distribute food to them, it was after this distribution that the disaster happened.
Asked if anyone could recognize the suspect, he said as gave out the food he left the scene.
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Another information gathered said the beggars started dying on Monday morning and as at early hours of Tuesday, no fewer than 15 beggars have been confirmed dead. The incident happened at ‘Oke Gada’ area of the town.
According to sources in the community, a suspected ritualist had on Sunday night visited the area and reportedly gave them some wraps of Amala and some new notes of five hundred naira. Each of the beggar got a note of N500.
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The source said, “it’s so unfortunate that it happened like that. A ritualist visited them on Sunday and gave them food and new mints of 500 naira. So on Monday morning, the started recording deaths. Many of them are currently receiving treatment at different hospitals in the town.
“We suspect outsiders as being behind this ugly incident. We have been living with these beggar for a long time and nothing of this has ever happened to them. It’s so unfortunate.”
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