No fewer than seven persons have been confirmed dead after eating the popular barbecue known as suya with juice in Umueze Umuakanu, Umuahia North LGA, Abia State.
Mr. Ogba Jessey , the father of the house, was said to have bought the suya from where all the family members, including extended family who came for holidays ate.
Metronetworknews gathered that only his wife, Mrs Ogba Jessey, and his son survived.
She is currently receiving treatment at Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia.
Metronetworknews also gathered that she is not aware that other members of the family have passed on.
They were said to have started throwing up after eating the suya suspected to have been poisoned.
The deceased have been deposited in the morgue while the surviving victims are currently receiving treatment.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in Abia State, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, said he was yet to be furnished with the information.
