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Toxic alcohol kills at least 48 people in Ondo State
At least 48 people have died and 182 others have been affected after consuming alcohol adulterated with methanol in Ondo State. The poisonings occurred over recent weeks, according to reports. Further details on the distribution of the adulterated beverages remain unconfirmed.
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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on casualties across 3 publishers; unresolved.
- seneweb48 morts
- tchadinfos48 morts
- france49 people
2 differing positions reported on location across 3 publishers; unresolved.
- senewebNigeria
- tchadinfosl’État d’Ondo
- franceOndo State
WhereOndo State
7.285, 5.322 ±120 km
First reported36 days ago
Published2026-09-19 16:07 UTC
Sources3
Casualties reported49
How this travelled.
Reports3Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Toxic alcohol kills at least 48 people in Ondo State. 2026-09-19T16:07:09.992Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2879. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-19/suspected-alcohol-poisoning-in-nigeria-s-ondo-state-kills-at-32b2b146
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