Tension in Rivers as Family of Six Die, Police React

A family of six comprising father, mother and children has been reported dead in Ogale community, Eleme, Rivers State.

It was gathered that the entire family members slept on Saturday night but could not wake up on Sunday morning.

Sources said they had concluded a plan to return to Port Harcourt after the holiday before the incident.

The real cause of death could not be ascertained as nobody could give tangible reasons for the unfortunate incident.

The incident was first reported by a Facebook user, Destiny John, who wrote: “A black Sunday indeed six died on the spot. How will I explain to you all that all this family died on a spot in Ogale today. No sickness, Oh God let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end”.

Police confirm death of Rivers’ family members

Meanwhile, the Rivers State Police Command has launched an investigation into the tragic incident.

The incident was described by the police as a case of Sudden and Unnatural Death (SUD), according to a press release issued by the Command.

Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson of the police in Rivers State, said the tragedy came to light after one Godwin Ogosu of Ogale, Eleme, raised a distress call, reporting that his elder brother, his wife and their children, who had gone to bed the previous night, had not woken up, with the doors to their room still locked from the inside.