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Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by Yemmytt(op): 12:43pm On May 15
Barely one month after a chemical odour incident at Our Lady of Apostles Girls School in Ijebu-Ode, another suspected chemical emission has affected more than 90 students across several schools in the ancient town, triggering panic among residents, parents and school authorities.

Many parents and guardians were seen rushing to schools to evacuate their children as the strange odour spread across parts of the city on Thursday.

Dozens of affected students were reportedly rescued and taken by emergency responders to the State Hospital in Ijebu-Ode for medical attention.

A medical official at the hospital disclosed that many of the students complained of abdominal pain and other health-related symptoms.

Some of the affected schools include Our Lady of Apostles Girls School, Anglican Girls Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode Grammar School, Sambadola Private School and other schools around the Epe Garage and Obalende areas of Ijebu-Ode.

The latest incident comes barely a month after several students in the town reportedly suffered health complications linked to a similar chemical odour outbreak.

Eyewitnesses said the strange smell also spread to surrounding communities and streets within the area, causing anxiety among residents.

As of the time of filing this report, government officials were yet to arrive at the State Hospital, where many of the affected students were receiving treatment.

However, the Commissioner for Education, Professor Abayomi Arigbabu, later visited the hospital and appealed to parents to remain calm and allow medical personnel to attend to the affected students.

According to him, environmental officials from both federal and state agencies had been contacted for urgent intervention.

Speaking on the development, the General Manager of the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency, Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency, Kehinde Bello, said the air quality monitoring device installed at Ijebu-Ode Grammar School detected elevated methane concentrations within parts of the town.

He disclosed that the device recorded methane levels peaking at approximately 13,500 parts per million (ppm) in some surrounding locations.

Bello explained that the monitoring equipment was deployed as part of the state government’s environmental surveillance programme aimed at detecting abnormal air quality conditions and supporting early public health response.

He noted that although the methane concentration remained below the lower explosive limit, the readings were environmentally significant and required immediate technical investigation and precautionary measures.

According to him, the Ogun State Government has activated a multi-agency environmental and public health assessment team comprising environmental regulators, emergency response agencies and air quality experts.

He advised residents to remain calm, continue normal activities, but avoid open flames or ignition sources in areas where unusual gas odours are detected.

“Any symptoms such as dizziness, headaches, nausea or respiratory discomfort should be promptly reported to nearby health facilities,” he stated.

Bello added that the Ogun State Government remains committed to protecting public health and environmental safety, assuring residents that further updates would be provided as investigations progress.
https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/metro/chemical-odour-injures-over-90-students-as-panic-rocks-ijebu-ode-schools/



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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by emperor4love(m): 2:28pm On May 15
All those factories nd Industries along shagamu nd abeokuta the hv done it again
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by free2ryhme: 2:46pm On May 15
Yemmytt:
https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/metro/chemical-odour-injures-over-90-students-as-panic-rocks-ijebu-ode-schools/



E don happen again oooooo
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by Boladogailese(f): 2:46pm On May 15
This is too bad nothing to happen to my beautiful sisters at our lady o
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by inforesource: 2:49pm On May 15
free2ryhme:
E don happen again oooooo
Govt negligence in monitoring the activities of factories around the area and Nigeria as a whole.
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by codemaniacs: 2:49pm On May 15
Why is the Media and ogun state covering up for the company responsible instead of giving them fines the useless environmental officials are saying rubbish.
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by datola: 2:50pm On May 15
God please help save the lives of our young ones.
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by IamAtAnger: 2:54pm On May 15
You can call the school to know their well-being rather come here dey lament.... make we sha know sey ur sisters dey our lady
Boladogailese:
This is too bad nothing to happen to my beautiful sisters at our lady o
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by PlasmaTV: 2:54pm On May 15
The whole of Nigeria is one big crime scene. Cos what's this?!?
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by bigdammyj: 2:56pm On May 15
Noted.
May they all be safe.
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by pongwa(m): 3:03pm On May 15
Water and air is contaminated
Yemmytt:
https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/metro/chemical-odour-injures-over-90-students-as-panic-rocks-ijebu-ode-schools/



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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by iHart(m): 3:04pm On May 15
What's the cause and why is it only around schools
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by Reyman64: 3:04pm On May 15
It shall be well with us amen
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by LordIsaac(m): 3:04pm On May 15
Nigeria and crowd...plus noise!
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by babzo(m): 3:05pm On May 15
This is really scary. Just the students? Is this only affecting children? No teachers? Adults?I remember how COVID 19 back then was affecting mostly adults and not children.
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by Ironfaceman(m): 3:06pm On May 15
Is that the state hospital. Not Good at all. And dapo want to go for senate.

The smell must be from recycling plant lots of Chinese have them their.
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by Kadejo(m): 3:15pm On May 15
Can the factory responsible for this be traced and LOCK UP for good.
What rubbish is this?
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by OluwaBlessyn: 3:20pm On May 15
Methane gashuh

So dangerous and volatile
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by Afobaba33(m): 3:28pm On May 15
This is what you get wen u sell land indescriminately for industrial purposes around residential area


All because you want to improve on state IGR

And leak your own gain

Believe me this is just the beginning
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by mastermaestro(m): 3:30pm On May 15
Kadejo:
Can the factory responsible for this be traced and LOCK UP for good.
What rubbish is this?
You think such factories are owned by commoners? Do you know how much they remit in taxes? Government will trade your well-being for these factories to stay in business. Welcome to the industrial world. sad
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by MyExpression(m): 3:31pm On May 15
Hmmmmm.
That state has so many industries and they get away with industrial waste pollution, with minimal environmental regulation enforcement
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by Gotocourt: 3:32pm On May 15
Methane gas na serious fire and explosion. Mother earth wants her space back 🤷🏿
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by Naustine(m): 3:32pm On May 15
The anyhowness in this country, another disaster waiting to happen is this idea of having gas refilling stations in residential houses and lock up shops
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by Saveandideal: 3:33pm On May 15
I call for the immediate prosecution of the Ogun State Government!

AN, Strategist.
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by Ebydeb: 3:34pm On May 15
Government should do something about it.
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by Belurved1(m): 3:36pm On May 15
Why only students? May chemical reaction dey select sha


iHart:
What's the cause and why is it only around schools
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by delzbaba(m): 3:38pm On May 15
If you investigate the genesis and source of this matter, you will find out that corruption is at the very root of it.
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by Yampotatocarrot(m): 3:41pm On May 15
codemaniacs:
Why is the Media and ogun state covering up for the company responsible instead of giving them fines the useless environmental officials are saying rubbish.
That's also what I wanted to find out... Name of the companies involved in this
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by ArcSEMPECJ(m): 3:42pm On May 15
Why is the gas only affecting the students , is it a case of over crowded classrooms or what actually? May be the gas affects those with lung issues or catarrh...

Instead of Federal Government to distribute ambulances that should carry students and citizens of Nigeria in this kind of emergency, they are busy buying Air conditioned buses for the city boys movement.....

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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by MASTAkiLLAh(m): 3:48pm On May 15
emperor4love:
All those factories nd Industries along shagamu nd abeokuta the hv done it again
Which of those factories emits methane gas as a bye product and why haven't thousands of people been hospitalised or dead by now ? Please allow the relevant agencies to do their jobs instead of jumping to conclusions and allowing perpetrators to walk free while innocent factories will be closed down
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Re: Chemical Odour At Ijebu-Ode Schools, 90 Students Injured, Hospitalised by fuke(m): 4:13pm On May 15
iHart:
What's the cause and why is it only around schools
preparation for WASC practicals.

Your health is important.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VDtCLEAaig
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