By Samuel Oyadongha

Yenagoa—The rustic settlement of Emeyal in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was thrown into confusion on Wednesday, following the discovery of the decomposing bodies of three family members, who died from inhaling generator fumes.

Similarly, two siblings were killed in the same local government when their home was gutted by fire.

Vanguard gathered that the Emeyal incident, in which three members of a family lost their lives, occurred when they kept a running generator in their living room, apparently for fear of it being stolen, instead of leaving it outside.

It was gathered that the victims were last seen Sunday night by neighbours, fuelling speculations that they may have died three days earlier.

According to a source, the corpses were discovered Wednesday, when security operatives forced open their door, following report of foul smell emanating from their room.

The bodies of the deceased, identified as Ibieneye Tubotamuno, 34; Jennifer Asiagbuladia, female, 30, and Goodluck Tubotamuno, 8, have since been deposited at the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa.

Mosquito coil fire
Meanwhile, the Otuoke tragic inferno, which claimed the lives of two siblings, occurred at about 11a.m. on Wednesday when their makeshift home was razed by fire caused by a lit mosquito coil.

The deceased siblings were identified as Favour Agamawa, 7, and Juliet Agamawa, 6. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incidents.
He said: “On July 29, 3:50p.m., policemen responded to a distress call that a foul smell was oozing out of the house of one Ibieneye Tubotamuno, at Emeyal in Ogbia council.

“Policemen forced the house open and discovered the dead bodies. Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased might have died about three days earlier, when they were last seen, as a result of inhaled fumes from a generator exhaust, which was kept inside their living room.

“The corpses were deposited at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, mortuary, Yenagoa, for autopsy. Investigation is ongoing.

“Also, on July 29, at about 11a.m., one Ase Agamawa, of Otuoke in Ogbia council, reported that there was fire in his makeshift house, Batcher, at Otuoke, which resulted in the death of his two children.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the fire was as a result of a lit mosquito coil in the house. The corpses were deposited at the Federal Medical mortuary, Yenagoa, for autopsy while investigation is ongoing.”