The current environment in Jol community, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, has been overrun by fear after 12 persons were hospitalized for food poisoning-related illness, Nature News gathered.
The victims were said to have fainted before they were placed on treatment after they allegedly consumed the grains suspected to be brought in from Jos, the state capital.
The Chairman of Riyom LGA, Mr Mafeng Gwallson, confirmed the development in an interview with The PUNCH in Jos on Monday.
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Gwallson said, “Yes, it is true. When I got the information, I visited the community.
“What happened was that the affected residents actually bought the grains (millet) from Makera market in the community.
“The grains may have been brought in from Jos or somewhere else.
“So, after using it to prepare their local food, a lot of them started vomiting blood. For now, no one has died, but we have no fewer than 12 people that were affected and undergoing treatment.”
The chairman said an investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident had commenced.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Nimkong Lar, warned residents against eating grains looted at various government warehouses during the recent #EndSARS protests in the state, stressing that some of them which were meant for planting contained some chemicals and not fit for human consumption.
