10th June, 2019
Six wedding guests have been killed by generator fumes in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, Channels TV has reported.
The incident happened at a house in Umuomumu-Mbieri community.
Imo State Police Public relations officer, Orlando Ikeokwu, who confirmed the incident said 20 other people who were unconscious have been admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
He said the victims affected were guests who attended a traditional marriage ceremony in the community.
He said the commissioner of police, Imo State Police Command, Rabiu Ladodo has ordered a full-scale investigation into the incident with a view to unravelling the mystery behind the tragedy.
Generator fumes have killed scores of Nigerians in the past, who ignorantly kept a functioning generator in an enclosure inhaling the deadly carbon monoxide it spewed out.