Nigerian singer, Patoranking’s sister and brother-in-law have died in a gas explosion in Ebonyi, Nigeria. The explosion occurred on August 25 in Abakaliki, killing Mr. and Mrs. George Onuabuchi. The couple was taken to the hospital, but died in the explosion. The cause of death was a gas cylinder, not an inverter battery. The couple is survived by their three-year-old son.
A couple died in a gas explosion, according to Joshua Ukandu, Deputy Superintendent of Police and spokesperson for the Command.
Ukandu stated, “It happened in the Waterworks area of Abakaliki on August 25. Residents living nearby alerted our personnel, who visited the scene, but the couple had already been taken to the hospital.
“Unfortunately, both have now passed away. The wife, Chioma, died in August, while the husband passed away this month, in September.
“We gathered that the wife was the younger sister of popular Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Patoranking.
“There aren’t many details available, as the victims did not survive to share their account of the event. The cause of death was a gas explosion, not an inverter explosion.”
