A father of 10 children who died after eating tuwon dawa (corn flour dish) in Jangeme village, Mallam Musa Mai icce, has said he and the remaining six family members didn’t partake in the meal because they were not at home. He noted that the entire family would have died if everyone was at home and partook in the meal. Mai icce stated, “The food, (tuwon dawa) was cooked by my elder daughter in the afternoon and was eaten by the 10 children who were at home while six of us were away. I received a phone call from one of my neighbours that one of my children was having frequent diarrhoea and vomiting. When I was in the hospital, I also received another call that the remaining children were affected by diarrhoea and vomiting.

Source: Punch July 04, 2021 00:32 UTC