Obinze community in the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State was on Monday thrown into a state of confusion after a family of 12 was found unconscious in their apartment.
The victims were rushed to the Imo Specialist Hospital, Umuguma, Owerri. On arrival at the hospital, five out of the 12 victims were confirmed dead while doctors and nurses battled to save the lives of the seven others.
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.
The Chief Driver, identified only as Kingsley, was said to be in his late 40s. Other victims are a two-year-old child, a 12-year-old girl and another adult.
One of the relatives of the victims who spoke on condition of anonymity said the cause of the incident remained a mystery to the family and community.
He questioned why a family of 12 could be found unconscious in a room in a duplex that has six rooms.
