Mother And Her Six Children Killed After Inhaling Generator Fumes In Binin.

 Six members of a family of seven were found dead in their apartment in Benin, Edo state. According to information gathered, the victims included their mother and five children including a set of twins. Their father, who was identified as Tochukwu Okwueze was said to have rushed to a private clinic along Eweka street for medical attention.

 The incident occurred at Akpata street in Egor LGA of the state, where the generator was said to have been left in the kitchen at the family's apartment on Monday night and left running all night.

 It was gathered that neighbours who discovered the lifeless bodies of the victims on Tuesday morning after forcing the door open, raised the alarm of their discovery.

 Their lifeless bodies were later deposited at the mortuary of the Central Hospital, in Benin, amidst weeping and wailing by sympathizers.

 One of the relatives of the deceased, Vincent explained to Newsmen that his younger brother called him from Lagos to inquire what was happening.

 "He told me to go to the house, that something not pleasing to the ears  had just happened. I call (deceased woman) line somebody picked the call and said that they (victims) slept and did not wake up.

 "The whole family was affected but police told me that the father survived it. They said that though his case was serious and that if there was need to rush him to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, they would call me. It is a family of seven. The youngest is a set of twins," he said.

 The state commissioner of police Mr. Johnson Kokumo confirmed the incident.