5 family members die of food poisoning in Akure

                             
FIVE members of a family of eight died mysteriously in Aule area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, yesterday, of alleged food poisoning.
Vanguard gathered that those that died overnight from the alleged food poisoning include three children — Michael, Mary, Abigael, a mother in‑law, and a brother in‑law.
Their neigbours confirmed that they ate rice before the death of the five members but no one could ascertain the cause of their death yet.
The three other members of the family, who are still unconscious and now hospitalised at the specialist hospital in Akure, include the father, Kehinde Ajayi, mother, Banke and their last child, Samuel.
Kehinde, a 33-year-old vulcaniser, resides at Ijaro quarters, off Aule road, Akure with his family, his mother in-law and brother in‑law.
Neighbours reportedly became worried when none of the family members were seen around the house yesterday morning.