Ondo herbal mixture incident: NAFDAC confirms 48 deaths

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confirmed the deaths of 48 radical pursuing the depletion of suspected contaminated accepted medicine and intoxicant mixtures successful Ondo State.

The Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this successful a connection issued to journalists.

According to her, the incidental affected respective communities successful Odigbo Local Government Area, including New Town, Odole, Okele, Orita Odigbo, Araromi-Obu and Oniparaga.

Adeyeye said the incidental was archetypal reported successful aboriginal September 2026 aft respective residents abruptly fell ill, with immoderate dying aft consuming what was suspected to beryllium a accepted herbal concoction.

She said preliminary reports from investigating officials initially recorded 31 deaths, comprising 20 successful Odigbo municipality and 11 successful Araromi-Obu.

The NAFDAC brag added that respective different victims were admitted to hospitals oregon placed nether intensive aesculapian observation.

She said further investigations by wellness authorities and different applicable agencies showed that the fig of affected persons had increased, with 48 deaths confirmed and 182 others successful captious condition.

Adeyeye expressed condolences to the families of the victims and prayed for the repose of those who died.

She added that laboratory tests and investigations were ongoing to identi...