It was gathered that the victims started stooling and vomiting simultaneously shortly after eating the food made of cassava flour last week.

It was learnt that eight family members, who consumed the food (Amala), were rushed to three different hospitals.

Six of them were said to have been diagnosed with multiple organ failure and died from the complications.

However, the remaining two victims survived after receiving treatment and had been discharged from the hospital.

Meanwhile, the Kogi State Ministry of Health has constituted a committee to investigate the suspected food poisoning.

The state Commissioner for Health, Hon. AbdulAzzez Adams Adeiza, who claimed to have visited the two survivors on Monday, said investigation was in progress.