The Akwa Ibom Police Command at Ikot Akpan Abia, near Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital, says it has launched probe to unravel the sudden death of three family members in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom.
The command confirmed the receipt of a report of three family members who died suspiciously after eating rice meal and retired for the night.
The victims, according to a press statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Odiko MacDon, a Superintendent of Police (SP), on Monday include two sisters, Uduakobong, 30, and Blessing, 18, and a seven-year-old, said to be the daughter of the late Uduakobong.
The incident, the statement explained, occurred at Obio Etoi village, near the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium (Nest of Champions), Uyo.
MacDon said the remains of the affected family members had since been evacuated and deposited in morgue, but did not disclose whether autopsy would be conducted to ascertain the cause of their death.
“The Command has removed the lifeless bodies and commenced investigation of their death. Preliminary findings showed that they ate rice and stew before going to bed the previous night of the sad incident,” the statement explained.
The Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Andrew Amiengheme, he added, has commiserated with the family and vowed to unravel the causes of such incident.
