A popular gospel singer identified as Chika has reportedly died after he was suspected to have consumed a poisonous substance, The Nation newspaper reports.
The incident occurred in a community in Umuahia North Local Government area of Abia state during a wake keep event at the weekend.
The gospel artiste was reported to have started vomiting the noodles he ate minutes after introducing himself on stage.
Immediately after, he was said to have been taken into his car and abandoned there by a group of persons whose identities could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report.
It was gathered that he vomited until he died while the wake went on.
He was said to have been found dead inside his car on Saturday morning at the venue of the burial holding today.
Meanwhile, the state police command is yet to confirm the incident..
