Results of an autopsy to confirm the allegation is yet to be given.

The classmates of six-year-old Emmanuela Yomta in Government School Ndogbong are still devastated with her death. Little Emmanuela died shortly after consuming a frozen mixture of colour, flavour and sugar, generally referred to as ‘Alaska’. According to her class teacher, Marcelle Bekalle, who is still in grieve, the pupil who attended the afternoon session (from 1pm) was strong and full of life the day of the incident. On Friday November 6th, she was among the pupils that were supposed to keep the class clean.

“When I asked them to look for brooms, she was one of the first to rush out in search of one. It was not long that the distress cry of her classmates alerted me since I left for the Head Teacher’s office while the cleaning was being done. One of the pupils rushed to me and said Emmanuela was vomiting. I hurried to the scene and after assisting her, I immediately called the mother who came without delay,” she recounted.

The class II pupil was taken to Hôpital des Sœurs de la Cité where medics said she had weak heartbeat. The pupil later gave up the ghost shortly after medics gave her first aid. It has not yet been proven whether the ‘Alaska’ caused her death. It should be noted that about five other pupils consumed the supposed killing ‘Alaska’ bought from the same seller but nothing happened to them. While autopsy results are still awaited, the child’s mother blames the school for her lost.