By FEMI SALAWU

Investigations by the Ondo State Government has revealed that the mystery ailment that has killed 18 was caused by consumption of a mixture of locally brewed drink with herbs by some youths.

The new claims is at variance with a World Health Organization report on Monday that identified ‘pesticide poisoning’ as the cause of the ailment.

Officials from the world health body have visited Irele town, the state Health Commissioner, Dayo Adeyanju, said.

Mr. Adeyanju said some youth consumed an alcoholic drink mixed with local herbs and said the drink was poisonous and contained methanol.

Mr. Adeyanju said 18 people had been confirmed dead and five were receiving treatment at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.

In the past 100 hours, there has been no new case of the disease, and there has been no new fatality in the last 72 hours, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health, Fidelis Nwankwo, said.

The minister said the government was investigating the particular poisonous methanol substance involved in the outbreak, and assured that the stability achieved in the last few days will be sustained.

The strange disease broke out in the Ode-Irele community of Ondo state last week, leading to the several deaths. There have been conflicting number of deaths with some saying at least 28 people died.

Residents say the disease spread rapidly around the community and killed its victims within 24 hours after they developed loss of vision and severe headache.

WHO spokesman, Gregory Hartl, had said the “current hypothesis is cause of the event is herbicides”.

Adeyanju, said that the government has started creating awareness on why...

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Maybe they got together and shared a drink sha. May God heal those still alive.

Nawao, afowowa.....

so na ogogoro kill dem b dat

I dnt believe WHO...na afta the appeal na im death stop

scientists .........

From the blindness before death reported, I already made an inference that methanol (CH3OH) should be suspected.

Buy beer buy beer you no gree you say na ogogoro you wan drink now see your life