The mysterious deaths linked to the consumption of banku and okro soup at Akakpokope, a village in the South Tongu district of the Volta Region, has hit six.
The latest person to die after consuming the staple food is a child, Joy News understands.
The Food and Drugs Authority has mounted surveillance in the community to try and identify the source of the problem, amidst widespread panic among residents.
The bodies of the deceased are expected to be sent to Accra for further examination.
The District Security Council (DISEC) is also due to hold an emergency meeting Monday morning to address the problem.
Officials of the FDA spent two hours in Akakpokope and picked samples of the corn dough used in the preparation of the banku to find out what exactly caused the deaths of residents and threatening to take the lives of four others.
It is suspected the corn used in preparing the dough may have caused the deaths but that is yet to be confirmed. The victims started complaining of stomach upset shortly after eating the food on Thursday.
The deceased persons, Peace Akapko, 35; Elias Akakpo, 14; Comfort Aryee, 40 and Patience Kwaovi, 10 were all rushed to the Sogakope District Hospital but died shortly after.
Source: Joy News
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.... i suspect weedicide poisoning, or any drug used to preserve the corn before it became corn dough. Some of these pesticides when they came into contact with water or when they ferment can be very harmful to humans
AKAKPOKOPE!!!!! .....NO COMMENT
The reason why Nana Addo is keeping someone such as Ken Dapaa as head of National Security beats my imagination. The guy has no clue at that office. Such a sensitive position should not be toyed with. If some of us abroad could pick sensitive security information from Ghana at a time the National Security has no clue of what’s going on, then we are doomed as a nation. Rawlings just don’t talk when it comes to matters of Security. Why do you think people like Kwesi Pratt, Kofi Adams who are doing the bidding of NDC will attack Rawlings that strong when he (Papa J) said “ I hope the currently security disruption is not Politically motivated”.? Did Papa J mention the name of any Politician or Political Party? Yet the NDC communicators descended heavily on him. This Plan was within the known of some of us way before it came to light. Now tell me, why must we pay people such as Ken Dapaa at the National Security? Painting Ghana as insecure is one of the main agenda for NDC to score points against the ruling NPP. No wonder Otumfour was forced to resurrect the Delta Force matter at a time it had settled. Did anybody question why that time? Nana Addo must wake up because it doesn’t matter what you will do if people are not safe and secured in their home country, nothing matters. Get Competent People in Place of National Security. Period!!!
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what headline is this? poor journalism