Ibadan: Tragedy as disagreement over rice claims life of 17-year-old mother

Disagreement over two cups of rice for breakfast has reportedly claimed the life of a 17-year-old mother of one child at Labi community in Akinyele local government area of Oyo.

The incident has thrown the entire people of the community into a mourning mood.

It was gathered that there was sharp disagreement over the boiling of two cups of rice for breakfast between a woman simply identified as Deola and her husband.

The husband, as reliably informed, was of the view that two cups would be much for the deceased and her one-year-old and five-month-old child, but his wife was of a contrary opinion.

This resulted in a hot agreement between the duo.

The wife reportedly drank a dangerous chemical which resulted in her untimely death

When our correspondent visited the community, a family source, who preferred anonymity, said, “The two of them (husband and wife) actually had a minor issue over a measurement of rice.

“When she was trying to prepare food in the morning, the husband only advised her to measure just two cups because the food was meant for her and the kid, meaning that he (husband) would not eat out of it but she got angry.

“So, to avoid crisis, the husband left home immediately. She prepared the food and took the kids to school. She took sniper after she came back and nobody knew.”

Another family source stated that “she suddenly became weak and started vomiting. After we discovered that, we then called her husband, who had already left home on the phone, to come back.

“We quickly rushed her to a nearby hospital before she was transferred to another hospital at Orogun community in this Akinyele Local Government. She eventually gave up the ghost and we buried her yesterday (Tuesday).”