Willie Nwokoye, a former Principal Secretary to ex-Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, shared a cautionary tale after narrowly avoiding swallowing a metal hook in his soup at a funeral gathering. Nwokoye emphasized the importance of chewing food thoroughly before swallowing when dining out.
Nwokoye recounted the incident in a Facebook post on Sunday, September 3. He described how he almost ingested a metal hook while consuming a plate of Egusi soup during a funeral ceremony the previous day.
“SCARY, VERY SCARY! I’m still fretting. It was yesterday at a funeral VIP tent in my home town Amawbia. I was licking a nice plate of egusi soup. No fish. Therefore no such bones to be cautious about. Only large chunks of beef. I scooped a spoonful of the soup, mainly vegetable and undissolved egusi. Naturally I munched lightly and rolled the things with my tongue to swallow. And click, my teeth ground something metal. I gradually picked it off. And it was this hook! Lesson: eat out, eat public but please carefully chew every scoop properly. Scrutinize every mouthful with your tongue. Something very deadly like this can sneak through public cooking. And find its way into your plate. Imagine if I had gulped this down. God was kind. I’m still thanking.”
