Cameroun – North West: 6 Die After Consuming Palm Wine

Six men have and one critically sick in Tiben village, Batibo sub division of the North west region, Tenoh Lawrence former Mayor has confirmed.

According to Cameroon News Agency, the six people were found dead Sunday morning July 2, 2017 and one, Tenoh Emmanuel, critically sick.

The former Mayor of Batibo Council Tenoh Lawrence explained that the seven men had consumed palm wine, whitish liquor produced from raffia palm, Saturday July 1, 2017, “they also ate Kola nuts,” he added.

Upon waking up Sunday morning, six hefty men had joined their ancestors while the seventh was taken to the Saint John of God hospital for medical care.

The Divisional Officer for Batibo, State Counsel and some Gendarmes descended on the site of incident to evaluate the damages and causes.

The exact cause of their death has not been established.

Source: Kmer SAGA