Deadly delicacy! 5 die after eating dog meat in Rivers

At least five people have died after eating dog meat from a popular hotel in Woji, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The inn is run by one Friday Dickson, popularly called Etiaba, who has been in the area for a long time, running the establishment where he cooks only dog meat in Mini-Woji Road at Woji Town.

The mysterious deaths have raised tension in the community as people have begun to question the tragic deaths, a situation that has resulting in an emergency meeting by the council of chiefs and elders, with a view to locating other members of the community who also ate the dog meat.

Mr Brain Ogbondah, a member of the community, told Vanguard that five people who ate the dog meat prepared by Etiaba, among others, had been confirmed dead some hours after eating the dog meat.

He said the suspect fled the community after the five people were confirmed dead.

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