ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Some persons have reportedly dead over suspected food poisoning, in the Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State.
This was confirmed to Channels Television on Saturday by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health in Cross River, Dr. Iwara Iwara.
Iwara disclosed that a team from Calabar comprising of Red Cross, the state epidemiology, and the Ministry of Health are on their way to the community for a first-hand assessment of the situation.
As at the time of filing this report, there was no actual figure for the number of casualties recorded from the incident.
Voiceofnaija.ng will keep tabs on the food poisoning incident and report to our teeming audience as it unfolds.