Food is for human nourishment and growth is now being suspected of becoming a poison that has claimed four lives already in Ihima Local government Area of Kogi state.
Nine others are hospitalized, after eating the same cassava flour, popularly known as amala.
The people of Ikueyi in Ihima, Okehi local Government Area of Kogi State, were thrown into shock and mourning, following the news of the death of four children in the community.
The unfortunate incident is said to have occured after they ate food made from cassava flour, popularly known as amala, and okra soup by two families, which led to the death of the four children, between the ages of 4 and 12 in the two families.
A dog that ate the food too also died while five people are currently receiving treatment at the Confluence University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital, Okene.
Chairman, Okehi Local Government Area, Monday Amoka, who was on ground, ordered for immediate investigations into the matter, to avert escalation of cases in the area.
The Chairman calls on the people of the community to remain calm, as efforts are being intensified to ensure the recovery of the victims in the hospital.