by Rachel Ogbu

A woman and her four children have died from generator fumes at home in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, reports say.

Chinyere Celestine and her children who lived off Goodnews Street, Azikoro are believed to have died in their sleep on Tuesday night while the generator was working.

The bodies were discovered after Celestine’s husband away on a trip tried to call home but when no one picked, he called his neighbour to check them out.

According to reports, after several attempts to wake the victims from sleep, the neighbour was said to have raised the alarm that compelled other neighbours to force the door open and discover the victim’s lifeless bodies.

A source speaking to the Punch said, “Chinyere and the four children were confirmed dead at the hospital but two of the children were resuscitated by medical personnel. The bodies of the dead victims had been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa.”

The Punch reports:

Our correspondent observed that many residents of the state had been relying solely on generators after the state was thrown into darkness three weeks ago following damaged transmission lines of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria.

The transmission lines at Obunagha, Yenagoa, that supply electricity to the state were said to have been destroyed by a storm.

Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa Police Command, Alex Akhigbe, confirmed the death of Chinyere and the four children.