News Agency of Nigeria has reported the deaths of 7 people after eating a local dish called`Fate’ (poisoned leaf porridge) at Shiyar Ajiya in Shinkafi town, Shinkafi local government area of Zamfara.
Prof. Abdullahi Shinkafi, confirmed the incident on Sunday in Gusau.
According to Shinkafi, others who ate out of the poisoned meal had started receiving treatment and a team of medical experts had been deployed to the area to investigate the incident.
“They (experts) have already taken the sample; we are waiting for them to give us the result to enable us take action.
“People close to the deceased said the death was as a result of poisoned leaf porridge which was said to be contaminated by onion seeds.
“We cannot rely on what we heard, we are waiting for medical experts to come out with the result”, he added.
It was also revealed that amongst the deceased was a family of six comprising of a wife and her children. The family’s neighbour is the seventh victim in the incident.