Katsina — Four siblings have died in Katsina metropolis under circumstances that appear to be mysterious.The four youths, namely Halliru Dalhatu, Muntaka Dalhatu, Bashir Magaji and Zaidu Salihu, aged between 19 and 23, were found dead in a shop in Kofar Guga, where they had slept the night before.

An eye-witness who spoke with reporters, said the deceased were hale and hearty before they went to sleep in the shop, but were found dead early the next day.

He said it was about 7a.m. that shop owners in the area realised that the shop was still close, and the youths had not been seen around.

They raised alarm and forced their way into the shop and found all four of them dead. Police later invited parents of the deceased to the scene and the bodies taken to the state's General Hospital in Kastina for autopsy.

Traders around the scene said they suspected the deceased might have died from suffocation or food poisoning as a local drink, Fura de nunu, was sold in the shop.

The state Police Commissioner, Mr. Dan'azumi Doma, who confirmed the incident, said the police also suspected food poisoning, as possible cause of death.Doma said the command is expecting medical reports fromthe General Hospital, while investigation of the case is on going.