NAFDAC Confirms Methanol In Concoctions Linked To 48 Deaths In Ondo

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confirmed the presence of high concentrations of methanol in locally prepared alcoholic/herbal concoctions linked to the deaths of 48 persons in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The agency, in an update issued on Friday by its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said 182 cases had so far been recorded in connection with the incident, with 90 persons admitted and discharged, six still hospitalised and 31 treated as outpatients.
The agency said five affected persons became totally blind, while two others suffered partial blindness, with symptoms reported among victims including headache, gener...