Panic has gripped the Federal Government Girls’ College, Efon Alaaye in Ekiti State as no fewer than 300 of its students have been rushed to the General Hospital in the community. This followed the outbreak of a disease suspected to be cholera epidemic in the school. Parents and guard

ians have since the incident which had seen the pupils in and out of the hospital in batches, besieged the school to ascertain the state of things.

The Principal of the College, Mrs Grace Ogunyomi, was said to have reported the case to the state government on Wednesday for necessary action. Sources said indications that all was not well started on October 10 when some students vomited and stool uncontrollably, sparking fear among the staff and students. No fewer than 31 of the pupils were said to be receiving treatment at the hospital as at press time while others had been discharged.

Consequently, the state governor, through the Health Commissioner, Dr Olurotimi Ojo, had deployed health professionals and drugs to help in stemming the tide of the epidemic. Ojo, however, allayed the parents’ fear, saying it was an infection popularly called diarrhea.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Folakemi Olomojobi, who spoke on behalf of the commissioner, said that about 20 of the pupils were still being attended to while others had been discharged in batches.

The commissioner said the ministry of health had brought in environmental health officials, while many professionals were still being deployed to ensure lasting solution. He said: “We had alerted the water corporation to chlorinate their water.

They have about six bore holes and we have got them chlorinated because we know, as professionals, that the water could be a source. “We are trying to look into their environment, so that we can get where such could have broken out. We want to know how they dump their waste and how they dump their sewages.

“We have taken the blood samples of students infected to the hospital and preliminary test shows that it was not cholera. It was diarrhea and vomiting. We are sending the samples for further test to confirm that it was not cholera,” she said.

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Fayose !!!! ware are you? pls attend to them quickly

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Chai! i hear say na poverty dey cause that sickness

We pray they get well soon. Water things

water things

Pray u all get well soon