Residents of Lagelu LGA said the first case was recorded at Ariku village, where five people had, so far, been reported dead. A strange disease has killed at least 11 persons in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State.
It was
learned that the disease later spread to Lagun village where six persons were
confirmed dead.
According to
some reports, it was an outbreak of cholera as the symptoms closely compare
with the deadly disease.
However, the
state government said the claim could not be immediately established as the
results of samples taken from the victims were still being awaited.
Kelani
Abdullahi, the Caretaker Chairman of Lagelu Local Government Area, said the
cause of the cases was being investigated.
Abdullahi
said, “So far, 11 persons have lost their lives to the epidemic, with five
persons hospitalized while four persons have been discharged.”
The
Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Bashiru Bello, said, “The tests
carried out on the affected persons are still premature and the samples
collected have not confirmed the sickness to be cholera.”
Bello added
that surveillance and health officers sent to the local government to take
samples and assess the situation reported the poor unhygienic condition and the
dirty environment in the area.
The lawmaker
representing Lagelu State Constituency, Mr Akintunde Olajide, also confirmed
that a preliminary investigation was carried out.
Olajide said
the investigation revealed that the sickness was largely due to a lack of
access to clean and potable water.
The lawmaker
added that he had ordered the immediate repair of three of the four boreholes
in the communities, in order to give them access to hygienic water source.
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