Tragedy has struck Kukurpu village in Kwajaffa District of Hawul Local Government Area, Borno State, where four children from the same family were confirmed dead after being found unconscious alongside their parents.

The incident occurred on Thursday morning when neighbours raised alarm after several unanswered phone calls to the family’s head, 35-year-old Muktari Idrisa.

A neighbour, Bukar Musa, later reached Idrisa’s wife, Maimuna, who disclosed that everyone in the house was seriously ill and unable to stand.

Residents rushed to the residence and discovered Idrisa, his wife, and their four children lying unconscious.

The children were identified as Idrisa Muktari (male), Hauwa Muktari (female, 9), Binta Muktari (female, 6), and Saidu Muktari (male, 1).

Medical personnel and security operatives were deployed to the scene. Doctors certified all four children dead on arrival, while the parents were admitted to hospital and are said to be responding to treatment.

The bodies of the deceased were deposited in the mortuary before being released to relatives for burial according to Islamic rites.

Authorities said the cause of the incident has not yet been determined, but police confirmed that the Criminal Investigation Department, CID, in Maiduguri has launched an investigation.