Ondo Killer Disease; State Government Bans "Ogogoro" Production And Consumption

The Ondo State Goverment has banned the production and consumption of locally-made gin, commonly called `ogogoro`. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Dayo Akinyanju, announced this at a news conference in Akure on Saturday.

“Our clinical analysis reveals the fact that there were no known viruses, while toxicology reports have confirmed our prime suspicion of methanol poisoning. “We have reviewed our strategies and embarked on sensitization to let people know that locally-made gin is prohibited. he said.


“We will also embark on searches because this batch of methanol-containing gin must have gone round because 4 cases: 2 alive and 2 dead have been found in Odigbo Local Government Area,“ he said.“We appeal to the general public to desist from drinking the gin until we are able to identify the source of contamination or find out how the methanol got into the drinks,“ he said.