According to the Director of Disease Control, Ministry of Health Rivers state, Dr Roland Obed Whyte, the number of victims who have died from drinking contaminated local gin popularly referred to as Ogogoro in Rivers state has risen to 66. He said the number of deaths cuts across four local government areas of Rivers state namely Ahoada, Gokana, Bonny Island and Obio-Akpor.
The Federal government has since put a ban to the sale and consumption of the Local gin nationwide.