Nigeria: 24 family members die of food poisoning

24 members of a single family have died, reportedly after consuming a poisoned meal, in Nigeria’s Sokoto state. The state’s health commissioner says the family used a chemical fertiliser which looked like salt whilst preparing the meal.

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(Photo: The meal was apparently prepared with fertiliser which was mistaken for salt; Credit: Getty Images)