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Burkina Faso/Poni: 3 people from the same family lose their lives following suspected food poisoning
Lucien KAMBOU September 21, 2023
The tragedy occurred in Kpélé, a village in the rural commune of Malba, in the province of Poni. A mother and two of her children lost their lives in circumstances that have not yet been clarified. The mother died on September 16, 2023 and the children, who had been hospitalized, died the next day.
Another of the woman's children is currently hospitalized. A fifth person from the same family, a student at the University of Gaoua, is also in care.
Among the dead, a teenager who obtained her Primary Education Certificate (CEP) this year. “She gave the tailor some fabric for her school outfit in preparation for the next school year. A garment that she will never wear,” testifies a relative of the victim, in distress.
If the real causes of the tragedy are still unknown, two hypotheses are circulating in the village. The first is that of intoxication. The tragedy occurred while the family was celebrating the funeral of one of their own, a senior citizen.
During the funeral, an attempt was made to wake up a lady who had dozed off in vain. The lady's two daughters were also suffering and unable to express themselves.
The lady eventually died. The next day, the two girls also lost their lives while they were hospitalized at Gaoua hospital.
A student from the University of Gaoua, from the same family, is still hospitalized, “in serious condition,” confides a witness.
In October 2020, nine people from another family lost their lives in the same village, in similar circumstances.
The Gaoua public prosecutor's office then announced the opening of an investigation. One person had been arrested, but to date, the trial has not taken place, explains a resident of the village. The results of the investigation have also not been made public and the real causes of these deaths are still unknown.
In March 2021, in the same province, eight people from the same family (different from the previous two) lost their lives after a family meal. It was precisely in the village of Danhal Kpangara, commune of Gaoua.
The second hypothesis on the death of the three people in Kpélé is mythical but seems more plausible in the eyes of the victims' family and several other people in the village.
The late Yerbour Kambou was fiercely opposed to her husband's second marriage. And for good reason, the lady that the husband planned to marry is his own cousin.
Yerbour, who says he cannot bear living with his cousin for the same man, has however not left the marital home.
She made a statement which, according to sources within the village of Kpélé, was at the origin of the tragedy.
“The day I die, I will leave with my children,” she reportedly announced. For the moment, the real causes of these deaths are unknown. The lady “bequeathed” (the cousin) as well as the last child (around 4 years old) of the deceased are unwell.
A member of the family of the deceased, contacted by telephone by 24heure.bf, confides that health workers went to the family of the missing to better understand the health situation. But no information has been communicated to them yet.
The Major of the Malba dispensary, Loukoumane Sawadogo, claims to have received a total of five people for consultations. Among them, the three people who died.
During a session of the Municipal Council on September 21, the first head of Malba's health services informed the municipal authorities that it was food poisoning. And that a report had been sent to his superiors.
However, at the microphone of 24heure.bf, the latter prefers not to comment on the subject, affirming that he prefers to wait for the return of his hierarchy.
https://www.24heures.bf/burkina-fas...uite-a-une-presumee-intoxication-alimentaire/
Burkina Faso/Poni: 3 people from the same family lose their lives following suspected food poisoning
Lucien KAMBOU September 21, 2023
The tragedy occurred in Kpélé, a village in the rural commune of Malba, in the province of Poni. A mother and two of her children lost their lives in circumstances that have not yet been clarified. The mother died on September 16, 2023 and the children, who had been hospitalized, died the next day.
Another of the woman's children is currently hospitalized. A fifth person from the same family, a student at the University of Gaoua, is also in care.
Among the dead, a teenager who obtained her Primary Education Certificate (CEP) this year. “She gave the tailor some fabric for her school outfit in preparation for the next school year. A garment that she will never wear,” testifies a relative of the victim, in distress.
If the real causes of the tragedy are still unknown, two hypotheses are circulating in the village. The first is that of intoxication. The tragedy occurred while the family was celebrating the funeral of one of their own, a senior citizen.
During the funeral, an attempt was made to wake up a lady who had dozed off in vain. The lady's two daughters were also suffering and unable to express themselves.
The lady eventually died. The next day, the two girls also lost their lives while they were hospitalized at Gaoua hospital.
A student from the University of Gaoua, from the same family, is still hospitalized, “in serious condition,” confides a witness.
In October 2020, nine people from another family lost their lives in the same village, in similar circumstances.
The Gaoua public prosecutor's office then announced the opening of an investigation. One person had been arrested, but to date, the trial has not taken place, explains a resident of the village. The results of the investigation have also not been made public and the real causes of these deaths are still unknown.
In March 2021, in the same province, eight people from the same family (different from the previous two) lost their lives after a family meal. It was precisely in the village of Danhal Kpangara, commune of Gaoua.
The second hypothesis on the death of the three people in Kpélé is mythical but seems more plausible in the eyes of the victims' family and several other people in the village.
The late Yerbour Kambou was fiercely opposed to her husband's second marriage. And for good reason, the lady that the husband planned to marry is his own cousin.
Yerbour, who says he cannot bear living with his cousin for the same man, has however not left the marital home.
She made a statement which, according to sources within the village of Kpélé, was at the origin of the tragedy.
“The day I die, I will leave with my children,” she reportedly announced. For the moment, the real causes of these deaths are unknown. The lady “bequeathed” (the cousin) as well as the last child (around 4 years old) of the deceased are unwell.
A member of the family of the deceased, contacted by telephone by 24heure.bf, confides that health workers went to the family of the missing to better understand the health situation. But no information has been communicated to them yet.
The Major of the Malba dispensary, Loukoumane Sawadogo, claims to have received a total of five people for consultations. Among them, the three people who died.
During a session of the Municipal Council on September 21, the first head of Malba's health services informed the municipal authorities that it was food poisoning. And that a report had been sent to his superiors.
However, at the microphone of 24heure.bf, the latter prefers not to comment on the subject, affirming that he prefers to wait for the return of his hierarchy.
https://www.24heures.bf/burkina-fas...uite-a-une-presumee-intoxication-alimentaire/
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