Obinze community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State thrown into confusion today as a family of 12 was found unconscious in a room.
Metronetworknews gathered that the head of the family, who happened to be one of the victims, is the Chief Driver of the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Owerri zone, Uche Onyeagucha.
It learnt that the victims were rushed to the Imo Specialist Hospital, Umuguma, Owerri, where five out of the 12 victims were confirmed dead while doctors and nurses battled to save the lives of seven others.
According to one of the relatives of the victims, the cause of the incident remained a mystery to the family and community.
He said, “The head of the family is the chief driver of Uche Onyeagucha, the PDP senatorial candidate for Owerri zone. His name is Kingsley. He was supposed to drive his boss to the Sam Mbakwe airport this morning but he didn’t pick up his phone calls. His boss also called his wife but no response.
“Uche Onyeagucha then sent his personal assistant to his house. On arrival, nobody opened the gate after all the knocks on the gate. Somebody now scaled the fence and gained access into the compound.
“Doors were forced open only to discover that the 12 of them were locked in a room. There were all unconscious. An alarm was raised and people gathered.
“They were rushed to this hospital where five including the head of the family were confirmed dead. Others are on life support machines. We pray that they make it so that they will tell the story of what really happened.
“The 12 of them included the chief driver and his family, siblings and children of his wife who came on a visit. The most painful is the death of the two-year-old child. What did that innocent child do? We suspect foul play.”
When contacted, the state police spokesperson, Micheal Abattam, said that the incident had not been reported to the police.
