In a suspected food poisoning incident in Katsina State, four members of the same family, including three children, have been affected, with three confirmed dead and one undergoing treatment.
Police sources told Zagazola Makama on Thursday that the victims, siblings Hussaina, Ahmed, and Nana Ayuba, died after being rushed to Jibia General Hospital.
The suspected cause of death was a contaminated spaghetti meal. Their 12-year-old sister, Hafsat Ayuba, is still alive and receiving treatment.
Investigators have detained the individual who cooked the meal, 20-year-old Fatima Abdulkadir, along with two other persons, as part of an ongoing probe into the incident.
Security forces inspected the residence where the event occurred. The deceased were laid to rest by their families in line with Islamic burial traditions.