No fewer than five people were confirmed dead, while several others are receiving treatment at the Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo, in Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State, following their participation in a ‘Love Feast’ —popularly known as Ipese — organised by a white garment church in Ibadan.
According to report, The incident, which occurred last Sunday within the church premises in Apata, Ido Local Government Area, has thrown the community into a state of confusion
A church source, who requested anonymity, revealed that it has yet to be established whether the Ipese meal was responsible for the deaths.
“I ate the same beans that everyone else, including the victims, ate, and nothing happened to me.
Confirming the incident, a staff member at the Infectious Disease Centre, who spoke anonymously, stated that 50 of the victims who were rushed to the centre had been treated and discharged.
The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident. Osifeso noted that investigations are ongoing
