TRAGIC: 5-Month-Old Baby Boils In Pot Of Soup

A tragedy hit Amakohia Ubi community located in Owerri west LGA, Imo
State, as a 5-month old baby was accidentally dropped into the pot
with boiling soup.

Leadership reports with reference to an eye witness that the
10-year-old girl was running away from one of the "Owu" masquerades
with the baby boy in her hands.

Chased to the house backyard, the girl suddenly realized the boy had
slipped from her hands into the boiling liquid. Only then the
masquerade reportedly stopped the pursuit.

Although the victims was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital by
the locals, the doctors didn't manage to revive the baby.

The correspondent later gathered that the deceased was the only child
of the recently married parents.

According to Sun News, the infamous Amakohia Masquerade Festival, also
referred to as "Owu", is the most dreaded event in Owerri West
Council, involving charms, flogging and harassment. Because of the
incident the festival usually held for a month period has been
temporarily suspended.

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