{
  "id": 7272188,
  "title": "Police in Ondo arrests suspect linked to alcoholic drink that killed 24 people",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/police-in-ondo-arrests-suspect-linked-to-alcoholic-drink-that-killed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T07:47:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ripples Nigeria",
    "slug": "ripples-nigeria",
    "url": "https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/police-in-ondo-arrests-suspect-linked-to-alcoholic-drink-that-killed-24-people/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Police in Ondo have apprehended an individual suspected of involvement in the production of a lethal alcoholic beverage, which resulted in 24 deaths within Odigbo Local Government Area. The Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this information in a recent statement. Jimoh further revealed that the suspect is currently cooperating with the ongoing investigation.\n\nRecovered substances, believed to be methanol, are being subjected to forensic examination to determine their precise composition and potential connection to the reported fatalities. The bodies of the deceased are undergoing medical and forensic analysis, with the results expected to provide additional medical evidence regarding the cause of death.\n\nIn addition to arresting the primary suspect, 14 other individuals, including alleged sellers and consumers of the tainted drinks, have also been apprehended by the state's Criminal Investigation Department at various locations within the area. Commissioner of Police Felix Ohagwu has since issued a directive to intensified efforts against the production, distribution, and sale of unauthorized, adulterated, or dangerous alcoholic substances throughout the state.\n\nOn Friday, the Ondo State Government confirmed that the death toll from this suspected contaminated alcoholic beverage incident had risen to 24, with a total of 60 cases recorded across Araromi-Obu and other communities in Odigbo Local Government. State Commissioner for Health, Banji Awolowo-Ajaka, reported these findings.",
  "summary": "The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a suspect alleged to be involved in the production of an alcoholic drink that led to the death of at least 24 people in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of Ondo State Police Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, made this disclosure in a […] The post Police in Ondo arrests suspect linked to alcoholic drink that killed 24…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Nigeria: Over 30 dead, 50 hospitalised after consuming alcoholic substance in Ondo State",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/nigeria-over-30-dead-50-hospitalised-after-consuming-alcoholic",
        "published": "2026-09-14T09:33:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}