The Federal Government
on Monday banned the consumption of local gin, popularly called Ogogoro in all parts of the
country.
The decision was as a
result of deaths that trailed the consumption of the local gin in Rivers and
Ondo states.
The government however
confirmed that the death toll in Rivers State had risen to 38 while 18 people
had died in Ode-Irele, Ondo State, following the consumption of the local gin.
The Director-General of
National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, Dr. Paul Orhii,
in his reaction to the death of 38 persons in Rivers State, told journalists
that the recent incidents in Rivers and Ondo states were associated with the
consumption of locally made gin.
According to him,
considering the risk in the consumption of locally made gin, it has become
imperative to “warn the public to desist from the consumption of unregistered
locally made spirits (Ogogoro) and other unregistered bitters.”
He also warned that the
government “would confiscate all illegally brewed alcoholic beverages” across
the country.
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