Four family members found dead in Abuja poultry

Four members of a family have been found dead at a poultry farm on Anguwar Street in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

City News learnt that a security guard at the poultry identified as Dominic Peter Adegeze, his daughters, Victoria and Judith, and his one-month old son, Peter, were found dead, and the wife, Laraba, was taken to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, unconscious.

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A staff of the poultry, who preferred anonymity, said the incident happened on Thursday morning, explaining that another staff who went to feed some cattle inside the poultry farm found the main gate under lock and key, and that he scaled the fence and found the guard and his family members gasping and foaming from their mouths.

When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, DSP Adeh Josephine, confirmed the incident, saying the police is investigating.

Daily Trust