Three persons have reportedly died after taking palm wine mixed with different substances at Ilepa Quarters in Ikare-Akoko, the headquarters of Akoko North-East Local government area of Ondo state.The trio was said to have taken the palm alcoholic drink at a friend’s house identified as Azeez and who was celebrating his birthday last Saturday.
They were said to have been rushed to a hospital in Ikare when complaining of stomach ache.Two of the yet to be identified deceased died on Sunday, while the third one later died on Tuesday.A source at Ilepa said the Palm wine was mixed with a substance called gegemu and maladol.Apart from the deceased, some of the guests who took the palm wine also landed in hospitals as a result of stomach pain.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Command, Mr. Femi Joseph identified one of the victims as Kazeem Ogungbemi.He said, “We can confirmed the incident, the boys went to a party organised by one of their friends. But they drank recklessly. We discovered that the drink they drank was mixed with many substances.The person who served the palm wine has ran away and we are still looking for him.”The PPRO noted that the command had commenced investigation on the incident.
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