The RIVERS State Government said on Wednesday that 28 more deaths had been recorded following the continued consumption of the killer local gin by unsuspecting consumers, thus increasing the casualty figure from 38 to 66. The Director of Public Health in the State Ministry of Health, Dr. Nnana Onyekwere, disclosed this in Port Harcourt shortly after dea lers in loc al gin p opularly known as Ogogoro or Kai-kai, met with the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Somieari Harry, on the burning issue in the state. Onyekwere told newsmen that apart from the 38 deaths announced last week, health workers on the field discovered that more people had died after consuming local gin. He pointed out that apart from the deaths recorded in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, more persons, who drank the poisonous product in Bonny, Port Harcourt, Gokana and Ahoada West, had also died. He expressed worry that despite the enlightenment campaigns and warning for people to stay away from...
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