4 allegedly die after consuming herbal mixture in Benue
At least four persons have allegedly died after consuming a suspected poisonous herbal mixture allegedly sold to residents of Oju Local Government Area of Benue State. Our correspondent reports that as of Friday, several other victims are said to be receiving treatment in different hospitals, with some allegedly in critical condition following the incident. The…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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[Claude] The outlets differ: Report 2 covers the same herbal-mixture poisoning in Oju LGA, Benue, but gives three feared dead against Report 1's four, so the death tolls conflict for the same moment.
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