Three persons have died after reportedly consuming expired drugs in the Kabala Doki community, Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Monday.
It was gathered that two other youths are currently hospitalised.
Locals said the drugs may have been obtained from vehicles intercepted and auctioned by customs at the Kabala Doki Area Command a few days earlier, where the victims participated in evacuating the vehicles.
The three victims were identified as Abdulsalam Lawal, Muhammed Auwal Abubakar, and Ibrahim Kabiru.
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The ward head of Kabala Doki, Danlami Bawa, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Tuesday.
He said the youths had kept the expired drugs intending to use them during the Eid celebration, unaware that the drugs had expired years ago.
One victim, before passing away, admitted to taking the expired drugs and sharing them with others, Bawa added.
The Public Relations Officer of the Customs Area Command of Kabala Doki, Muhammad Amin, clarified that their role was limited to auctioning off vehicles, and they do not know how or where the youths acquired the drugs.
The Kaduna State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mansur Hassan, confirmed the incident and stated that investigations were ongoing to determine the cause of the youths’ deaths.
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