The
odd mixture of alcoholic drinks drunk by some youths in the
South-western part of Nigeria has caused severe damage as a joyous
gathering became a mourning ground.
Picture of the deceased celebrant, Azeez
Residents of an unnumbered building on Adekoya Street in the Ilepa
Area of Ikare Akoko, headquarters of Akoko North-East Local Government
Area of Ondo State , have fled the house following a tragic incident
that occurred at the place on Saturday, February 12, 2017 during the
birthday party of a young man identified only as Azeez.
The celebrant , according to findings by Saturday PUNCH , had
invited several of his friends over to the house on that fateful day for
his party when the unexpected happened.
Azeez, as part of efforts to make the occasion interesting for
guests , mixed a certain plant called ‘gegemu’ along with other
substances to boost the alcoholic content of the local wine . Crisis was
however said to have begun by midnight , several hours into the
ceremony , when those, who drank the concussion started reacting
negatively.
By the dawn of the next day, two young men had died while several
lay in critical conditions across various hospitals. One more victim
passed away four days after the tragedy, bringing the number of the dead
to three.
According to a resident, who asked not to be named, one of the
victims identified as Kazeem Ogungbemi, was reported to have collapsed
several times during the party before being rushed to a government
-owned hospital where doctors’ strike and lack of personnel to attend to
him cost him his life.
“ We woke up on that day to learn that many of the boys who
attended that party drank ‘ gegemu’. I have never seen such a thing
before in my life. They did not go for soft drinks but went for that
type of harsh mixture that even adults too cannot stand.
“ Before Kazeem died , he collapsed several times with blood
gushing out of his mouth and nose. He died while being rushed to a
private hospital following the non- response by officials at the
government hospital, ” the source said.
Relatives and neighbours of the victims refused to speak to a
correspondent during a visit to the area on Thursday. A handful , who
however spoke , refused to give their names or allow their photographs
to be taken.
A middle -aged woman, whose son was revived the next day after the
incident, a reporter that they were yet to get over the fear and shock
the incident left them.
“My son has not been able to speak even though he is in a
stable condition now . I have spent so much money trying to save his
life and ensure that he is back to normal . I still cannot understand
what is really going on ,” the enraged woman said.
A youth leader in the community, Ibitoye Kehinde, told a reporter
that the incident still surprised many of them because it was the first
time that such was happening in the town.
“I was surprised by the incident; we pray that this would not
happen again . Azeez plucked the plant (gegemu) and soaked it inside
water for seven days before mixing it with other alcoholic substances to
make it appeal to guests. It was a deadly move which has thrown the
entire community in sorrow , ” he said.
When contacted, Public Relations Officer for the Ondo State Police
Command, Mr. Femi Joseph, confirmed that the drinks consumed by victims
indeed contained toxic substances harmful to the body.
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