3 reported dead after amala meal

Three people have been reported dead after reportedly eating amala in Ibokun, Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State on Friday, October 27.

Daily Post reports that the trio reportedly died from suspected food poisoning.

According to the reports, a source in town who pleaded anonymity, said about eight people consumed the meal.

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The source added that four of them are still in the hospital, critically ill.

Daily Post reports that the bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the Osun State General Hospital morgue at Asubiaro in Osogbo, for further medical investigation.

The Commissioner of Health in the state, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, when contacted over the case, said that there was no cause for alarm as all efforts are being geared towards finding out the real cause of the deaths.

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He added that preliminary investigations indicate that the family members had been eating from the same yam flour in the past weeks and that the poison in the food could have been in the stew.

Meet Tobi Cohen, 1st Nigerian woman in the Israeli Army

While many Nigerians have been bringing disgrace to the country with their criminal and dirty activities in foreign lands, Lt. Tobi Cohen has brought honour to the nation by being the first Nigerian woman to serve in the Israeli Defence Forces [IDF].

The young military officer who has been hailed as one of the best officers in the Army actually has a Nigerian mother and an Israeli father but grew up in Nigeria and sees herself more of a Nigerian than an Israelite.

Speaking on the website of IDF, Lt. Cohen said she grew up with stories of her father who served in the IDF as a soldier and had always dreamed of following in his footsteps, a dream which has come to pass today.