A 65-year-old woman, identified as Obiageli Ezeuboaja, and her house boy, Chikamso, 12, have suffocated to death after inhaling charcoal fumes in their home in Umuchiana village, Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State on Wednesday, July 15.
The spokesperson of the state police command, Haruna Mohammed, in a statement, announced their death.
Mohammed said the deceased had set the charcoal fire to warm up the room amid the cold weather.
He added that they, however, shut the windows and door, leaving no room for ventilation.
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The bodies of the deceased were discovered by the husband to late Mrs Ezeuboaja.
The police statement read.
“On 15/7/2020 there was a report at Aguata Police Station by one Bernard Ezeuboaja’m’ of Umuchiana village, Ekwulobia in Anambra State.
He said on the same date at about 9:am, he discovered that his wife one Obiageli Ezeuboaja ‘f’ aged 65 years and her house boy one Chikamso’m’ surname unknown aged about 12 years never woke up from sleep since the previous night.
As a result, he opened the door and discovered their lifeless bodies.
Following the report, Police detectives attached to Aguata division visited the scene. They rushed victims to the hospital for medical attention, but they were all certified death on arrival by a medical doctor.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased set a charcoal fire to warm the room due to cold weather, leaving all the windows closed and without ventilation.”
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