Speaking to reporters on Saturday, April 25, the state Commissioner for Health, Dayo Adeyanju, disclosed that the production and consumption of the locally made substance is now prohibited throughout the state.
The ban was in response to recent sudden deaths of more than 20 individuals after reportedly ingesting the local brew. Mr. Adeyanju disclosed that the ban would remain in place until the government got to the root of how the local gin in the state got contaminated.
“Until we are able to get the source of contamination or how the methanol got into the 'ogogoro', it would remain banned in the entire state, not even only in Irele.
