Five Children Die After Eating Cucumber In Cross River [Graphic Photos]

It was a sad day in Becheve ward in Obanliku
in Cross River State yesterday after five
grandchildren of one Mrs Dorothy Agbor died
when they reportedly ate a cucumber given to
them by their great grandmother.

Their great grandmother reportedly died on
hearing the news that her grandchildren had
died. Facebook user, Paul Baji, who shared
the sad news on his page, wrote;

JOY OVERWHEM BY TRAGEDY.

Sadness has taken over the land of Amana,
and indeed the entire Becheve ward in
Obanliku HAVe of Cross River State of Nigeria,
as 6 grand children of one Mrs Dorthy Agbor
from old ikwette village a.k.a Bottom hill
residing in Amana have died after eating
cocumber.

Sources reveal that the children ate the fruit
in absence of their grand mother, but under
the supervision of their great grandmother as
their grandma had attended the burial of one
Mr. Emma Kechie.

On her return the next morning, she discovered that 5 of her grand children were unconscious, she then raised alarm for help.

This attracted the attention of friends,
neighbors, and colleagues who came to her
assistance by rushing the victims to nearby
clinics.

Few minutes after one female child gave up
the ghost. Two hours later, 2 boys followed.

As if that was not enough, 4 hours later another female child died. As I speak with you now one of the victims who was undergoing treatment in the hospital has just died.

On hearing the death of these children, their
great grandmother under whose supervision
the children ate the fruit collapsed and died
few minutes after, bringing the total number
of corpse to 6 from the same house. WHAT A
TRAGEDY?.

At the moment 4 of the corpse have been
taken to old ikwette for burial. This is
because the host community ( AMANA ) has
objected to the idea of buring them in their
land, as it is tragedy. They also say is to
avoid future occurance as this kind of thing
has never happened in their land before.

The question one may be tempted to ask is,
who must have destroyed the lives of these
future leaders?. Man may not come by the
answer anyway, but GOD alone. We pray that
the souls of these innocent children rest in
peace...... Amen"

See photos of the victims below...