FG bans consumption of locally made gin, ogogoro Nationwide

The Federal Government on Monday banned the consumption of local gin, popularly called Ogogoro in all parts of the country.

The decision was as a result of deaths that trailed the consumption of the local gin in Rivers and Ondo states with the death toll in River State risen to 38 while 18 people had died in Ode-Irele, Ondo State, following the consumption of the local gin.

The Director-General of NAFDAC Dr. Paul Orhii, in his reaction to the death of 38 persons in Rivers State, told journalists that the recent incidents in Rivers and Ondo states were associated with the consumption of locally made gin.

He also warned that the government “would confiscate all illegally brewed alcoholic beverages” across the country.