At least 48 dead in Nigeria after consuming drink suspected to contain methanol, authorities say
At least 48 people died and 100 others are hospitalized in southern Nigeria after drinking a local alcoholic beverage suspected to contain methanol. Health officials reported cases in the Odigbo and Irele local government areas of Ondo state.
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 48 people have died and around 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol, officials said on Thursday. Banji Ajaka, Ondo state’s commissioner for health, said the cases had been reported in the Odigbo and Irele local government...
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