One Goes Blind, Two Die As Strangers Eat Forbidden Fish In Ebonyi

Two people have reportedly lost their lives in Ezillo community, Ishielu local government area of Ebonyi State after eating a fresh fish alleged to be forbidden in the area. Another victim was said to have become blind also after eating the said fish.
The victims are labourers who were hired by one Mr. Alieze for a construction work.

An eye witness who gave his name as Mrs. Odoh Onyinyechi told a Vanguard correspondent that the victims who decided to go on break while working at the site, went to the near-by stream where they harvested the said fish. The specie of the fish is forbidden by the community, she said.