Unknown disease kills 50 in Kogi
By Boluwaji Obahopo, LOKOJA
By Boluwaji Obahopo, LOKOJAOver 50 persons have lost their lives to a strange illness in Olamaboro Local Government of Kogi State, the lawmaker representing the Constituency has stated.
He said victims of the ‘unknown’ disease suffered from headache, red eye, loss of appetite, inability to urinate or defecate, convulsion before their death.
The lawmaker, Ujah Alewo who disclosed this on Tuesday in a motion of urgent public importance presented at the floor of the State House of Assembly, said it was sad and quite disturbing that the residents of Etteh Community in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State were thrown into confusion by the outbreak of an epidemic alien to them.
Killings: It’ll be madness to allow Ozoro, Oleh go to war —IDUAlewo in his prayers urged the house to do a passionate appeal to the State Government to send palliatives to the affected areas to cushion the huge loss incurred by Etteh Community.
Seconding the motion, the lawmaker representing Dekina Biraidu, Moses Ododo stressed that, the lives of people in the community needs to be urgently saved as it will adversely affect the economic input of the agrarian community to the State.
The Deputy speaker Hon. Ahmed Mohammed in his submissions hinted that the Community shares boundary with Enugu State and as such there is need for urgent action to avert further loss of lives.
He suggested further that the State Government should construct a Hospital in Etteh Community to avert and tackle future occurrence of such epidemic.
Ruling on the motion, the Speaker, Mathew Kolawole asked for a minutes silence for the lives lost due to the attack of this epidemic, adding that, the House should write to Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja for support.
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