The Police Command in Ebonyi disclosed that the explosion that claimed the lives of Mr. and Mrs George Onuabuchi in Abakaliki, occurred on Sunday, August 25.
Deputy Superintendent of Police and spokesperson for the Command, Joshua Ukandu told NAN the explosion was caused by a gas cylinder and not an inverter battery.
Ukandu stated that a preliminary investigation revealed the couple died as a result of a gas 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.
“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,” Ukandu clarified.
The couple is survived by their three-year-old son.
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