From Blessing Okorite, Port Harcourt
No fewer than seven persons were reportedly killed in a generator smoke in Elele Town, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The Nigerian Xpress gathered the incident which occurred in an Estate known as Too Much Money in the area affected seven members of one family which include the husband, wife and their children.
One of the neighbours of the victims, who confirmed the incident through phone, said they woke up early hours yesterday, and noticed that the neighbour’s house was still under lock and key.
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The source, who pleaded d anonymity said they decided to force the main door to the one bedroom apartment open, after they had observed that, the car belonging to the father, a known commercial driver in the area, was still parked and none of the children seen outside.
According to the source, neighbours within the estate, said they saw the man last when he was trying to put on their generator set, which they suspected might be the cause
of their sudden death.
It was further gathered that the position of the generator set faced directly to their door.
Meanwhile, the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, has confirmed the incident .
Omoni said preliminary investigation showed that the family died as a result of smoke from the generator set, adding that investigation was still on to unravel if it was caused by sabotage.
