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At least 71 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Kalgo,
Kebbi State have reportedly been hospitalized after eating contaminated food
bought from vendors selling food on the school premises.
Principal of Government Girls Secondary School, Kalgo, Kebbi
State, Hajiya Gwamma Sakaba, has told correspondents that at least 71 students
of her school, have been hospitalized after eating contaminated food bought
from vendors selling food on the school premises.
The principal added that the students were hospitalized as a
result of food poisoning caused by the palm oil used to cook the food.
“The students just went on break and later all of them started
complaining of stomach pain while some of them collapsed.
“Immediately the incident occurred, we quickly alerted the local
government sole administrator, officials of both the Ministry of Education and
the Ministry of Health to investigate the matter. They visited the school and
took the sample of the food for testing as well as the blood of the victims.”
In an interview with journalists in Kebbi at the weekend, the Sole
Administrator of Kalgo Local Government Area, Alhaji Musa Hassan, confirmed the
development and said that the food vendor and the palm oil seller had been
arrested by the police.
“When the incident happened on Thursday, we took them to primary
health care and they were given treatment. Some of them became well but the
others are still in the hospital.”
He said the students ate pasta but the poison came through the
palm oil used to cook the food, adding that the Deputy Governor, Ismail Yombe,
had directed that the students be treated at Sayahya Hospital, Birnin Kebbi.
“The condition of three of the 71 students is more critical than
others. No life was lost due to the immediate action taken by government to
save the lives of the students.”
A police officer, who did not want his name in print, confirmed
that the food vendor and the palm oil seller had been arrested.
“The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Birnin-Kebbi,” the police officer noted.
“The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Birnin-Kebbi,” the police officer noted.
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