About 300 students of the Federal Government Girls’ College in Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State, have been infected with an outbreak of a disease suspected to be cholera.

Although some of the students affected were treated and discharged, a good number were still undergoing treatment in the hospital.

There were reports that parents had started rushing to retrieve their wards from the school as news of the epidemic became widespread on Thursday.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt that signs were noticed on October 10, when some students showed symptoms of the infection.

Although the school principal, Grace Ogunyomi, reported the matter to the state government, no immediate action beyond the routine medical attention was provided.

It was gathered that the students were infected in small numbers, but the matter escalated on Wednesday, resulting in government action, after the principal, Mrs. Ogunyomi, made a formal report.
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