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Panic struck Amakohia Ubi community in Owerri West Council Area of Imo State on Monday, as a five-month-old baby boy slipped
from
the hands of his minder, a 10-year-old girl, who was being chased by a
masquerade and fell inside a large boiling pot of soup.
An
eye witness told our correspondent that the 10-year-old girl, who also
suffered severe injuries, was fleeing from one of the “ Owu” masquerades
that had chased her in front of a house while carrying the deceased
toddler and as she ran to the back of the house, she stumbled and the
toddler slipped from her hands and fell into a pot of soup being
prepared by a food vendor.
According to the witness, the masquerade, on realising the havoc caused, took to his heels.
However,
efforts to revive the baby proved abortive as the baby was pronounced
dead by a doctor, after some good Samaritans rushed him to a nearby
hospital.
When
NEWS MEN visited the scene, parents of the deceased baby were still in a
state of shock and refused to speak to the press as sympathisers
besieged their residence.
The
Amakohia masquerade festival also known as “Owu” is the most dreaded
festival in Owerri West Council as it is characterised by display of
charms, constant flogging and harassment. Meanwhile, the festival, which
normally lasts a month, has been temporarily suspended as a result of
the incident.
Source: Daily Sun
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