Almost 50 dead in Nigeria after drinking alcohol suspected to contain methanol

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An ambulance in Nigeria. At least 48 people have died and more than 100 other people have fallen ill after consuming the drink in Ondo’s Odigbo and Irele local government areas in recent days. Photograph: Olympia de Maismont/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen An ambulance in Nigeria. At least 48 people have died and more than 100 other people have fallen ill after consuming the drink in Ondo’s Odigbo and Irele local government areas in recent days. Photograph: Olympia de Maismont/AFP/Getty Images Nigeria Almost 50 dead in Nigeria after drinking alcohol suspected to contain methanol Drinking locally made alcohol is common in Nigeria, especially in rural areas where it is more affordable and poorly regulated

Prefer the Guardian on Google At least 48 people have died and about 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol, officials said on Thursday.

Banji Ajaka, Ondo state’s commissioner for health, said the cases had been reported in the Odigbo and Irele local government areas. A total of 182 people are believed to have been affected and some are being treated in the hospital, he said.

“I took like two shots and I went out on Friday. On Saturday, I noticed that I could not see,” 32-year-old Sola Adebayo told the local TVC News channel from a hospital bed.

“This thing happened rapidly. Once they consume, depending on the quantity, the kidneys will pack up, the eyes will go, the brain will be damaged,” Ajaka told The Associated Press, speaking about the drink.