The groom and five guests mysteriously die at a wedding in Nigeria, while the bride and seven others are being treated in hospital
- Obinna Dieke, 33, and his wife Nebechi were married on Friday at a ceremony attended by their friends and family near the southern Nigerian town of Enugu
- But the next day, 14 of the guests were found unconscious at the family home
- The victims were taken to the hospital, but Obinna and five others were pronounced dead
A groom and five guests have mysteriously died after attending a wedding in Nigeria, while the bride and seven others are being treated in hospital.
Obinna Dieke, 33, and his wife Nebechi were married on Friday at a ceremony attended by their friends and family near the southern Nigerian town of Enugu.
But the next morning, 14 of the guests, including the newly married couple, were found unconscious at the family home with foamy discharge around their mouths, local police said.
The victims were taken to the hospital, but Obinna and five others were pronounced dead. Nebechi and seven other guests are currently being treated in hospital.
It’s not known what caused the deaths, but locals have suspected it was either food poisoning or carbon dioxide poisoning from a power generator they brought into their home.
Obinna Dieke, 33, and his wife Nebechi (pictured together) were married on Friday at a ceremony attended by their friends and family near the southern Nigerian town of Enugu
Police said an autopsy will be conducted on the six victims to determine the cause of death.
The newly married couple and their guests had returned to their family home for a party after the wedding.
Police spokesman Daniel Ndukwe told Nigerian newspaper Premium Times that when none of the wedding guests left the house the next day, neighbors broke down the front door.
They found the guests unconscious with frothy discharge coming out of their mouths.
“They were immediately taken to hospital where six of them were confirmed dead and placed in the morgue for storage and autopsy while the others are responding to treatment,” Ndukwe said.
A community leader said Obinnaa, Nebechi and their wedding guests returned to their family home for a party the night before they were found dead.
But the next morning, 14 of the guests, including the newly married couple, were found unconscious at the family home with foamy discharge around their mouths, local police said
The victims were hospitalized in Enugu, but Obinna and five others were pronounced dead. Nebechi and seven other guests are currently being treated in hospital
The unnamed leader said he believes they died from carbon monoxide poisoning from a portable power generator they brought indoors because of rain.
Portable generators produce deadly carbon monoxide gas and should never be used indoors or too close to a home.
“It was raining and there was a generator outside,” said the community leader.
“They brought the generator into the corridor. So since they were drinking and not knowing what it means to bring the generator into the corridor and then they slept,” he added.
“I think carbon monoxide might have filled the whole room. It was people going there in the morning to greet them that broke down the door and saw them all unconscious,” he said.
The police have launched an investigation into the incident.