Three Benue hawkers nabbed as herbal mixture kills three

The Benue State Police Command has arrested three suspected herbal mixture hawkers following reports of deaths in the Igede community of Oju Local Government Area. Punch Nigeria reports that the arrests followed the deaths of three people who consumed the preparations.

Daily Post Nigeria reports that at least four people have died and 14 others have been hospitalized after allegedly consuming a poisonous herbal concoction bought in Oju township. The products were reportedly sold by three men identified as Alhaji Mai Magamani, Mohamed, and Musa Kolo during the Ihiejwo market day in Oju last weekend.

According to an eyewitness cited by Daily Post Nigeria, the first victim died on a Tuesday morning, a second died in the early hours of Wednesday, and two additional victims died on November 4, 2026.

The Igede Youth Council and the Oju Local Government Township Youth leadership reportedly arrested the three suspects before handing them over to the police. The Oju Divisional Police Headquarters has transferred the case to the Benue State Police Command for further investigation, according to Daily Post Nigeria.

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