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Kwara Government has confirmed the death of four persons in Eruda community in Olorun West Local Government Area after eating Amala, a popular local delicacy.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina El-Imam, who disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday in Ilorin, said that another person also also died of
gastroenteritis.
Consequent upon the incident, El-Imam said that the state government had placed health care in the state on Outbreak Response Mode.
She said that the entire health team of the ministry had visited the community after report of the family that lost some members after consuming of the yam flour.
“On getting there, the claim was that there was an instance of food poisoning where a 70-year-old woman fell ill and died after consuming amala.
“Unfortunately, her son and grandchildren also consumed the same food, fell ill and died.
“They were taken to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital where they passed away,” she said.
El-Imam stated that the amala with ‘Lafun’ could have been responsible for the deaths.
She further stated that those who consumed yam flour without lafun were fine.
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