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Monday 9 July 2012

Family of 9 die mysteriously in their sleep after burying their grandmother

Culled from The Sun
Grief and sorrow enveloped Umuakuru village in Emekuku, Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State yesterday Sunday July 8th following the mysterious death of nine members of a family whose bodies were discovered in their rooms early hours of the day.
The family had buried their 98-year-old mother, Mrs Felicia Njoku on Saturday [July 7] in their country home. The deceased include Mr. Pascal Njoku, his wife Juliana and their five children, Ebere (first daughter), Ifunanya (second daughter), Chibueze (son) Jackline (third daughter) and Uchechi (last daughter). 
*Be advised - graphic image after the cut*



The family
Others, who also died along with the Njokus, were Mr. Njoku’s sister, Christina Uba (nee Njoku) and her friend Catherine who accompanied her to the burial.

A family relation who pleaded anonymity told Daily Sun that with the burial of their mother over and attendant funeral activities completed, the embattled family retired to bed late in the night but could not wake up the following day.

However, fingers were being pointed at a member of the family whom the source said had earlier threatened to deal with the late Njoku and his family over a lingering family problem. Not prepared to take chances over the threat, Njoku’s wife, Juliana reportedly compelled him to relocate herself and their children for safety, but her advice was ignored.

When Daily Sun visited the deceased’s residence, their corpses were yet to be taken to the mortuary as armed police and soldiers cordoned off the area to prevent possible breakdown of law and order as the youths from the area were sporting for action. An elderly man from the village told Daily Sun that the corpses would not be removed from the compound until certain rituals were performed to appease the gods of the land.

 “We have never witnessed this kind of tragedy in our village. I am 90 years of age, this type of calamity had not happened before and something serious must be done to appease the gods.” Another source told Daily Sun that a pastor, who visited the family last Wednesday before the burial, suffered a spiritual attack and was unable to continue the prayer session.

A woman, who narrated her ordeal to Daily Sun also, said a day to the burial she defecated in her dress unknowingly and was rushed to the hospital. Suspicion of the victims’ death from fumes of generating set was dismissed by eyewitness, who said the family had none.

79 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh my gosh.. This is super tragic and scary. God help us

SUE JORDAN said...

LINDA FROM THIS PICTURE IT LOOKS MORE LIKE THEY SUFFOCATED TO DEATH IN THAT ROOM, FROM LACK OF OXYGEN. ALSO HOPE A GENERATOR WASN'T ON CLOSE BY?

Girl Next Door - Virus Detected! said...

Wow,tins re happening sha...! May their souls Rip.

Anonymous said...

Jesus chrst.... Thgs r haapnn n ds naija mehn.. Ol ds jazz gan.. Obvsli d old mama no 1 die alone.. Ds z tragic

Professor X said...

Horrible. Horrible. Maybe there was some sort of poisonous gas in that room. So horrible.

Anonymous said...

OMG.....dis is strange!May God help us oo!

Unknown said...

diss iss soo scaryyyyyyyyyy,God hlp uss oooo

Anonymous said...

dz is a high level of spiritual wickedness in high places, my God the wicked most not go unpurnished..........J.E.S.U.S

Anonymous said...

DEY DID NOT SUFFOCATE SME1 KILLED THEM AND THEIR GRANDMA..

Sli said...

Suspicion of the victims’ death from fumes of generating set was dismissed by eyewitness, who said the family had none. Its more than the eyez can see!

Anonymous said...

Its either a poisonous gas was in the room or they were poisoned tru food.

This is sad! Tragic!

Da doc said...

Carbon monoxide poisoning!! It'll snuff you out in mins!!
probably had kerosene, or a generator on, in a confined environment.

We need to be educated in Nigeria!! This is just SAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ignorance is killing so many people...sigh

Anonymous said...

the villagers nd community shld find out wat happened 2 them, it should not be taken lightly or ignored totally......HOLY GHOST FIRE!!

Anonymous said...

just terrible

Anonymous said...

Amazing this happened in my mom's village and she was told about it last night. she knew the family personal and just kept crying. Its so mysterious.

Anonymous said...

Heard abt it yesterday,that's my village...so sad.

KOFOSHY said...

Dis one na jazz na...may dia souls RIP.

tejjy said...

Not everything is spiritual, sure de left d generator on close to dem.

Anonymous said...

No go villa agn o. Hmmm. U were warnd

Anonymous said...

Everybody they claim say na their village

Deyon said...

This is just too sad.I smell foul play,maybe they were posoined.The autorities ought to conduct an autospy,you cant just dismiss their death with guesses,pple ought to know what killed them so they can avoid a repetition.

Anonymous said...

Food poisoning from eating poisonous cassava meal or fufu from already contaminated cassava. We have no forensic labs in Nigeria to test and determine cause of death so they should simply bury them and forget about the matter. IGNORANCE+CORRUPTION=PREMATURE DEATHS & UNSOLVED MYSTERIES. Nigeria for you.

Anonymous said...

What is wrong with the youth of today? Is it really that hard to read? The eye witness said the family did not own a generator. I doubt a neighbour's generator would be close enough to kill them while not killing the people in that house.

Sayedero enytan said...

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Deefak said...

This is really sad. Wonders shall never end in this country of ours. The heart of man is really wicked. May their sould RIP.

Anonymous said...

What a loss? May their souls resyt in peace.

Agunk_arly said...

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SUE JORDAN said...

THIS WILL JUST JOIN THE POLICE LONG LIST OF "UNSOLVED MYSTERIES"...

deekay said...

Maybe what they ate or suffocation. That room is way too tiny for all those people!! I can't sleep like that oh. I need room to move. R.I.P.

Anonymous said...

nawao for dis obodo naija ebry day smthn strng dey hpn may their gntl soul r.i.p amen

Anonymous said...

Linda, stop putting up dead peoples picture it is so unfair and disrespectful. Remember you are human and you have family members, imagine seeing a picture of them like this. I love you and always defend you, however some of your actions cannot be defended. May they RIP.

puffinsposh said...

This is just sad...I wud av concluded dat d likely cause of dis incident shud be from d fumes of a generator but since pple around said dey had no generator den its either dey were all poisoned thru somthing or its d work of evil pple...whatever d case may be let's not forget to always thank God for our lives...RIP

Anonymous said...

So sad..may their souls RIP

Anonymous said...

If this SAD event had happened in Benin City or Edo State at large, you pipo would have been scream "benin pipo r occultic". Let me read of those nonsense again ..
My heart goes out to the remaining family of the Njoku's

Anonymous said...

Infact dis is so so alarming,my village is b4 emekuku,and i can sure tell dat d evil ones barricade dat zone,same fin apuned 2 me and my family wen we went for our dads burial durin may and infact its d mercy of God dat made all of us come out der alive,u need 2 see diff spiritual attack here and der from family members,no one of us dat dint fall sick durin our stay der,for u 2 know aw critical it was diff pastors from our church(mfm) saw visions concernin der evil plan on us buh we ad 2 folo dem wif prayers,i can imagine wats dis njokus family passed tru,and d funiest fin is dat its a close relative dat always plots d evil out of jealousy.Same fin dey did 2 ma late dad sef,tru out his sickenin days at emekuku general hospital we gat 2 know dat its his younger ones(his immediate younger sis and der 2nd 2 last born wich is a guy)dat did juju(charm)jus cos dey dont want him 2 inherit d larger part of der family land as the 1st son,dey say dey wont rest until dey wipe us my dads linage(dats we d children and wife)as a mata of fact sef dey say my dads 1st son wich is ma elder bro is nex in line,sumtimes i begin 2 wonder if God is asleep,y he wud alwasy let d wicked prevail*smh*may d njokus departed souls rip and may d gud lord fite and xpose der killers cos kokoro ton je efor,idi efor lo wa*

Anonymous said...

So pathetic. Ah may their souls rest in peace.amen.

Anonymous said...

Huh?seriousely?so what's ur piont?

Dr. Pinch said...

Can't you read mr educator they don't own a generator my friend, educate us on what? They were poisoned pure and simple. God will punish the wicked . RIP

Anonymous said...

As in ehh, some dumb ass pple even saying poisonous gas wen its boldly written no generator on. Education no be only to go skol sha, pple need to get educated.

Alemmal said...

@ Linda, is dis another fresh story or refreshment of what happened sometime last two yrs? Cos i still remember such was published, though not in ur Blog sometime last two yrs. Just want to satisfy my curiosity. If dis is another story, then, a lot is to be investigated.

Anonymous said...

This is very sad. I remember when myself and my bro went for my grand dad's burial in the village, just an argument with a relative, he made a threat he was gonna deal with us later that night. Trust my mum, we left without attending the burial... One really has to be careful especially when there's jealousy.. May their souls rest in peace.

Anonymous said...

na wa o...

helfplay said...

So scary men, GOD elp us...

Anonymous said...

Da doc u educated idiot, u ought to know dat deres smethnk cald voodoo nd dis is a case of such. No one keeps kero were dey v food, or were pple sleep cos nigerians re enlighted of such dangers. I am sure u did not skip d part of d story dat said smethnk abt generator not been d cause as dere was none around deir house.

Anonymous said...

Wonders shal neva end. God have mercy

Anonymous said...

@ anonymous 9.43am, there is thjis little thing called autopsy. Your ignorance is so palpable. You just want to put Nigeria down. I am sure you heard about forensics by watching DSTV and suddenly you are feeling intelligent.

Anonymous said...

Please next time read the story before you comment.

Anonymous said...

Everything isn't spiritual for christ's sakes! They were probably killed by a poisonious gas, contaminated food, or poisoined food. U guys should notice d lady in d black shorts seemed to have foamed from d mouth. Means its some sort of poison. Either in d air or food. Unfortunately, we can't know d cause of death cos of how backwards this country is

CHI

Anonymous said...

Nigerians and their blatant regard for knowledge.U trust them to ascribe the deaths to mysterious circumstances and superstitious nonsense.So its the grandmother that killed them?Ignorant things.

From the picture you can see poverty.How many people sleep in that room by the way??????I see a room with food warmers/flasks,tomatoes,spoons etc etc.
Whether an eyewitness dismissed the use of a gen or not is irrelevant.An autopsy needs to be done ASAP.Either food poisoning,CO poisoning,or another poisonous gas would be the cause.But i trust Nigerians, they would rather wallow in their gross stupidity and ignorance and hold tight to their unfounded unbased senseless religious crap.

GET EDUCATED PEOPLE.KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.
smh for you people.And watch them try to tear me down.NONSENSE.

May their souls rest in peace.None of you deserved this.

Anonymous said...

This tragic and painful, may God accept their soul

9 Family Members Found Dead after Buring their Mother

Anonymous said...

Hmmmm...people are wicked o..killing all these families..it could have been possibly a fight over †ђξ dead mother's properties or land..

Anonymous said...

May there soul rest in peace

advert is my proffession said...

@ Sue Jordan, u must be a dumb head, cant u jst shut up!..ok we don see say u go school, park well abeg, let reasonable comments roll in...mtcheew

But dis is damn mysterious, may their soul rest in peace.Some one definately has a hand in dis...May God be d judge

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a classic case of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Anonymous said...

Carbon-monoxide poisoning from gas cylinder.

People need to stop bringing God into every crappie! I didn't think religious fanatics were allowed to use the Internet!

On a controversial note, if this involves fetishism, then this is a typical example of igbo people's disregard for human life. Bloody animals the rest of us can't wait for your madness and incivility to be expelled from our lands.

Bye!

Anonymous said...

this is a pure case of carbon-monoxide inhalation.....9 people sleeping in one room......SMH,may their soul rest in peace

Anonymous said...

Ohnyee says; reminds me of my course mate back then in skul. This is just the same way he and his family died. Pathetic.

Hrm paul Ojeih said...

Aunty Linda which kind wahala be dis how can a whole entire family perish over nite generator fumes did not kill them neither did dey die of axphilation.
poisoning is ruled out bcos our bodies metabolism differs if poison knocks you out with in 4hrs another victim might take 8 hours or longer or mite survive it the foaming in the mouth is a camouflage to suspect poison.except it can be proved that they all consumed meal from the same source which is impossible. my only suspicion is black magic

Lara said...

Sobbing...too sad..

Anonymous said...

I don,t think jazz would hv had the power to kill every one at once.Jazz is man made,they don,t hv d power as huge as tht,the makers are nt God.In my opinion,this is a likely case of carbon poisoning or food contamination.May their soul rest in peace.May God give the family heart to bear this.

Anonymous said...

Omg this happened in my village :( i know that family. appease which gods? my village is 100 percent free from all this ritualistic talk of appeasing. are they sure of that 90 year old man? umuakuru is predominantly very catholic and religious

Makeover by T.E.J.U said...

Ms sue, we can read even wen u don't use capslock, we can still read.........//the spiritual controls the physical, yes only the living will keep Praying and believing in their God for protection..it is well.

Annie said...

Come and see jazz in action!

Anonymous said...

oh my God wonders shall Neva end

Anonymous said...

SO sad... may their souls rest in peace. It was probably caused by inhalation of some toxic chemical, as they are all stuffed inside one tiny room, maybe the kerosene stove.

Unknown said...

This is tragic, only God can help!

Unknown said...

This is tragic, only God can help!

Anonymous said...

God is not asleep babygirl bible says the one that keeps me neither sleeps nor slumber i know what ur going tru am fighting my own but they cant kill me like they killed my father cuz i serve a living God bible says surely you shall see the reward of the wicked and that i hold onto tru out the spiritual battles. Remain prayerful and stick to God. God bless u n ur family x

Anonymous said...

JEHOVAH leee!!!! wat is this? this is my mum's place Emekuku Owerri. I have never heard of this tragiy before in this place. it was always peaceful and calm. Ah! wat is this world turning into eh? #smh

Anonymous said...

May their soul RIP. May God neva allowed dis to happened to his children again. B prepare, we don't know d tym we will b called

Anonymous said...

Oh! What a preposterous calamity!! This is beyond human conception. It undisputably needs unalloyed spiritual evaluation. From my viewpoint, this egregious event can only be caused by these two options: Either by the deceased grandmother (who may be a Witch) OR a spiteful member of the family kindred.
MAY THEIR SOULS REST IN THE BOSOM OF THE LORD!!

Anonymous said...

Oh! What a preposterous calamity!! This is beyond human conception. It undisputably needs unalloyed spiritual evaluation. From my viewpoint, this egregious event can only be caused by these two options: Either by the deceased grandmother (who may be a Witch) OR a spiteful member of the family kindred.
MAY THEIR SOULS REST IN THE BOSOM OF THE LORD!!

Unknown said...

Don't wanna offend people,but its an igbo land and family,its beyond what the human eyes can see. May their soul rest in peace.

Anonymous said...

Nigeria needs a 'federal department for the investigation of paranormal activity' (FDIPA) its main purpose being to investigate, document, confirm, discredit and eradicate these kinds of incidences.

Every developed country at one point or another had such organisations, manned by people in the know about these kinds of things.

The Vatican still has such an organization that proves/disproves miracles etc.

The police infrastructure can't answer these questions and civilians put themselves and families at risk when they delve into these dark underworld of the unexplained.

Some people are gifted, let them use their gifts in controlled environments to help uncover the origins of these phenomenon.

Often it could be gas leaks, freak accidents, poisons...sometimes they are negative energy based and when forensics uncover the truth, then preventative or remedic measures can be taken to save lives.

My people die of ignorance, ignorance is a disease, enlightenment is the cure.

Proactivity saves lives, stop praying to the air for answers.

^illuminatius

Anonymous said...

Yeh and wherever ur from is free from it?? Forever hating on igbos buahahaha carryon

Merinoz said...

Let the Police do an autopsy to find out if there's been any physical cause of the death. Also let the deep spiritual members of the village engage in a reprisal ritual for the dead to avenge their death. There's nothing hidden under the sun.

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