Two Die, One In Coma After Drinking Herbal Concoctions During Festival In Ondo

The Police have confirmed the death of two middle-aged men who tragically lost their lives, after consuming a local herbal concoction at an event during a traditional festival in Ipe-Akoko in Akoko South East Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The incident has also left another individual hospitalized.

The two deceased, who include, Alex Ojulewa and Samuel Alonge, were said to have arrived in the community from Abuja, to celebrate the age-grade traditional festival known as ‘Ibogbe’, where they consumed the concoctions.

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The person who prepared the herbal concoctions, Johnson Adu, and drank them with his friends, is said to be in a coma, battling to survive.

According to an eyewitness, things went wrong shortly after the trio drank the herbal concoction, as they started vomiting and were rushed to the hospital.

He, however, said that despite all efforts to save the lives of the deceased by rushing them to the hospital, their condition worsened and they died before they were attended to at the hospital.

He said, “Alex and Samuel came home to participate in the festival. As usual, while they were celebrating the festival, they decided to drink an herbal concoction.

“It was after they drank it that they started feeling uneasy. Before we could realise what was happening, they began to vomit and later became unconscious.

“They were quickly rushed to the hospital in the community, but they died before they got to the hospital.”

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Funmilayo Odunlami, while confirming the incident z said the two deceased died after consuming the concoctions.

Odunlami, however, stated that an investigation had begun, saying the police from the command will investigate the cause of their death.

She said: “A chief came and reported at Isua police station that someone prepared a native concoction (Agbo), which he drank with two others, and thereafter the trio started vomiting.

“While on their way to the hospital, the duo of Ojulewa Alex and Alonge Samuel gave up the ghost while Adu Johnson was in a coma receiving medical treatment. The investigation is ongoing.”