Medical personnel in Nigeria have warned the public
against soaking garri which is like a fast-food among
Nigerians as it poses a grave health risk.
The Medical and Health Workers Union, Lagos State
council, on Saturday, said that it would embark on public enlightenment to discourage drinking of gari for now to prevent Lassa fever, according to the Nigerian Tribune.
Mr Razak Adeofalade, Chairman of the union, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. According to him, the house rats that caused Lassa fever are mostly in contact with Nigerian most staple food, gari, a cassava product.
“We are going to encourage members of the public to
stop drinking gari at this moment, it is better that the
cassava flour is utilised for ‘eba’ because of the use of hot water.

“We are waging total war and that is: ‘War against Rats,’
and that is what we are going to do to ensure we do not
have another victim of Lassa fever in the state.
“We will also be telling them to ensure that their fruits
and raw vegetables are properly washed if they must be
consumed raw and cook to the appropriate temperature.

“The whole essence is to enlighten our people because
education carries a lot of weight in this whole activity,” he said.
Adeofalade added that the union was also calling for
adaptation of best practices for food storage to prevent
epidemic. According to him, the union is determined to
wage war against rats in the state and public
enlightenment on fighting epidemic.

Garri , the.livesaver

So i cannur drink my garri in peace again abi