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Generator fumes kills family of four in Ilorin

Femi Okunlaya
A family of four was found dead in sanmora, Irepodun local government area in Kwara State.

The Lagos-based family left Lagos for Kwara state for Sallah festivities when the tragic incident occurred on the 20th of July towards the next day morning.

The cause of their death was as a result of the generator on as they fell asleep.

The victims are from the Ojomu family compound, including a man, his wife, and another woman and child, Meanwhile, two of them were found unconscious on Wednesday and were rushed to the hospital.

According to eyewitness accounts, the family had feasted into the night on Tuesday and left the generator running in their corridor before they fell asleep.

A neighbor who visited to greet them on Wednesday found their bodies and raised an alarm.

“Two of the family members who were unconscious at the time of our breaking in have been rushed to the hospital. Although they’re both in critical conditions, it is our prayer they survive.”

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The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Kwara State Police Command, Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incident.

Okasanmi said that the incident involved four members of the same family, adding that two other members of the family were recuperating in the hospital.

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