Marwako Restaurant in Accra is in the news again for an alleged mass food poisoning. Several reports have popped up on social media, especially on Twitter about this unfortunate event.
It began with a tweet from one of the co-founders of Afrochella with the username ‘@deezydothis,’ which read;
Marwako @Marwakofastfood gave me and many others in this hospital the worst food poisoning ever.
In a sub-tweet to the above, he added;
I’ll do everything in my power to make sure they do not get away with this.
Few minutes after posting the tweet on his timeline, other complaints swamped the comment section narrating their terrible experience.
From the replies and quotes, it appears most of the customers suffered the food poisoning on Saturday, and have many hospitalized till now.
I’ll do everything in my power to make sure they do not get away with this.
— Edward Elohim (@deezydothis) May 11, 2022
What caused the Marwako Food Poisoning
The actual cause of the poisoning is yet to be identified by the authorities of the restaurant and the Food and Drugs Authority. Some of the victims have ascribed the coleslaw served along with the Fried Rice/Jollof Rice with chicken as the cause.
Yo! FR? Thought we were the only ones, We Ate their food on Saturday, May 7, We are still on medication for food poisoning. My sister and I. I think it was from their coleslaw. 🤦🏾♂️ @Marwakofastfood pic.twitter.com/8GjKtdhNZc
— 🤴🏿Your Majesty🤴🏿 (@La_rry_King) May 11, 2022
Marwako’s Track-Record Of Bad Reputation
In 2017, a 25-year-old female employee of the Marwako Restaurant in Accra was allegedly assaulted by a Lebanese supervisor for fidgeting with a blender and working slowly.
Jihad Thaabn, 26, a brother-in-law of the Marwako Restaurant’s owner, was accused of aggressively grabbing the victim’s neck and drenching her face in blended pepper that he had spilled onto a table.
Evelyn Boakye, who had her face massaged in the blended pepper for more than 10 minutes while Thaabn gripped her neck and hurled nasty comments at her, had to scream for aid and beg Thaabn to let her go.
Here are some shared experiences from the victims on Twitter
Imagine that !!! My 5yr old son just threw up all the fluids inside him for the 20th time today!!! Can’t sleep ! Can’t eat . Body pains. Headaches. from Sunday dawn !! And I am not even strong enough myself to be strong for him !!! 😭😭 https://t.co/UZneV6dfmY
— norvi nyo🧚🏾♀️ (@norvi_nyo) May 11, 2022
I am a victim of this.. @fernandez_kpodo is as well.. we ate there Saturday afternoon and currently still undergoing treatment.. what’s worse is the day we arrived at the hospital, we Joshua and his friends at the hospital suffering just as much.. that’s 6 of us just cos of ……
— /G\ (@Gad_GKD) May 11, 2022
I got served at mawako East legon (A&C) on Saturday evening, I found my self at the hospital at 3pm. All because of mawako fried rice n water Mellon juice. The pains alone I pray no one goes through this. Still on medication. I will surely come out of this.
— Eyram (@Ebeneze43073292) May 11, 2022
I have been absent from work for fhe whole week because i decided to eat at Marwako,hmm
When i recover i am definitely taking them on.— God Is (@fernandez_kpodo) May 11, 2022
As we speak now I got my nagger at Nyaho clinic and his Girlfriend at Del hospital being admitted for days now for food poisoning and what they suspected was #Marwako It’s bad the FDA should do something about it this now
— Thinking out loud (@FadellPhaadel) May 12, 2022
Chale, I thought I’m the only one experiencing this. I bought fried rice with chicken and watermelon cocktail from @Marwakofastfood east legon this Saturday. I have been running since Saturday. Been diagnosed of typhoid. Hmm smh https://t.co/KjDkY5G2Ke
— Michael Kwabena Awuku (@wolfkidKobby) May 11, 2022
My friends literally been sick all weekend and didn’t know why, now he does smh https://t.co/1U6CjdkK9M pic.twitter.com/uCm9AOsyff
— CJ. (@chazaayy) May 11, 2022
