Canada issues a public safety notice warning its citizens in Nigeria to avoid consuming unregulated alcohol. The warning follows reports attributed to Nigeria’s NAFDAC that people die after drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol.
According to the notice, the risk comes from alcohol that is unregulated, adulterated, or otherwise not properly produced or certified. Canada’s advisory directs citizens to be cautious about where they obtain alcohol and to avoid products that may contain methanol, which can be fatal.
The outlets’ accounts align on the core points: the Canadian government issues the warning, the cause is methanol poisoning linked to unregulated alcohol, and the trigger for the advisory is information connected to Nigeria’s regulatory reports. They differ mainly in emphasis and wording, with one outlet describing the warning as “against unregulated alcohol,” while another highlights “unregulated and adulterated alcohol” containing methanol.
