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A gas explosion has claimed the lives of two people in Ebonyi State
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Police sources revealed that the duo, who were said to be family members of popular Nigerian musician, Patoranking, reportedly died due to a gas explosion.
Two individuals, male a d female, who died in an explosion have been identified by the Ebonyi State Police Command.
Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the explosion, claimed the lives of of Mr and Mrs George Onuabuchi in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.
Confirming the incident, the Deputy Superintendent of Police and spokesperson of the state command, Joshua Ukandu noted that the couple died of gas explosion, not the popular speculations of it being an inverter explosion.
“It happened in the Waterworks area of Abakaliki on August 25. Residents living nearby alerted our personnel, who visited the scene, but the couple had already been taken to the hospital.
Unfortunately, both have now passed away. The wife, Chioma, died in August, while the husband passed away this month, in September.
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“We gathered that the wife was the younger sister of popular Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Patoranking.
“There aren’t many details available, as the victims did not survive to share their account of the event. The cause of death was a gas explosion, not an inverter explosion,”
While also confirming their demise, a relative who pleaded anonymity said;
“They were a young couple. They had only one child, a three-year-old son.
“I can’t say more than this. They’re gone,” the relative said.
