The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, on Friday, said the 10 persons reportedly dead and 400 hospitalised were victims of dangerous chemicals and additives consumed in five flavoured drinks in Kano on March 11. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, told Saturday PUNCH through the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, that many of the victims had been hospitalised for kidney conditions occasioned by the consumption of the dangerous chemicals. “Many of them were hospitalised for kidney problems occasioned by the consumption of dangerous chemicals. She said the agency would continue to work with the Kano State Government to ensure that such a sad incident does not happen again. Findings showed that Kano dwellers called the killer local juice ‘Dan Tsami.’“It is a local juice, mixed with an unidentified chemical.

Source: Punch April 16, 2021 23:25 UTC