The death toll of those who have died after consuming dog meat and the locally brewed gin popularly known as Ogogoro or kai-kai has increased to 66 across four local government areas of Rivers state. The affected local governments are Ahoada, Gokana, Bonny Island and Obio-Akpor.
The Director of Disease Control of Ministry of Health Rivers state, Dr Roland Obed Whyte, who gave latest update regretted that the number of deaths is spreading faster than anticipated because the brewers of local gin are now introducing ethanol, methanol and formalin in the brewing process which are very dangerous to the body.
In an attempt to control the rate of the spread of death, the federal government banned the consumption of local gin popularly called Ogogoro because it contains methanol, formalin and ethanol.
Dr Simeon Ibufubara Manuel of Public Health has expressed concern that the deaths from the poisonous gin are far higher than Ebola Virus yet people who are addicted to it are reluctant to give up the habit.
He disclosed that members of the public are more scared of Ebola than local gin and food delicacies prepared with local gin.
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