Nigerian singer Patoranking’s sister, Chioma Onuabuchi, and her husband, George Onuabuchi, have been confirmed as the victims of a fatal gas explosion that occurred in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
The explosion took place on Sunday, August 25, and was initially believed to have been caused by an inverter battery. However, a subsequent investigation by the Ebonyi State Police Command revealed that the explosion was actually caused by a gas cylinder.
According to the police spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent of Police Joshua Ukandu, the explosion occurred in the Waterworks area of Abakaliki, resulting in the deaths of both Mr. and Mrs. Onuabuchi.
The couple was rushed to the hospital but unfortunately succumbed to their injuries.
“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,” Ukandu clarified.
The couple, who is survived by their three-year-old son, had recently moved into their new residence in Abakiliki.
