A family of five was suffocated by fumes from a power generating
set at the weekend at Umeh community, Isoko South area, Delta State.,
It was learned that the deceased, identified as Mr. Jemudia, his
wife and daughters were found dead in early hours of Saturday by their
neighbours after they noticed that fumes were coming out of their three-bedroom
flat apartment.
The deceased reportedly put on their power generator due to power
outage, before they went to bed in one of the rooms in their apartment on
Friday night, after they had earlier attended a funeral ceremony in the
community.
The bodies were deposited in a morgue in one of the hospitals
close to the community.
The state Command’s Police Public Reactions Officer, Mr. Andrew
Aniamaka, said he was yet to receive situation report “from the appropriate
Divisional Police Officer.”
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