50 Children Confirmed DEAD, As Strange Disease Hits Jigawa State
According to new report, a strange disease has claimed the lives of 50 children in Gidan Dugus , Dutse LGA of Jigawa state, sending parents and authorities into a state of panic and fear. Victims are within the age of one and five years. The village Head Malam Bashari Galadima Gidan Gudu, said, ”the problem started about two months ago, but the situation got worse in the last few weeks” “The children will start with serious fever, than develop stomach swelling and within a little time they will give up.” He said "there are families that lost seven, four and three children to the disease and at a time, we buried between four and two kids daily during the worse period.” Reacting, Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Alhaji Ali Dandidi said: “ We learnt the problem started sometime in July. The community members refused to go to the public health centre. They relied on and patronised chemists and other medical vendors all the while “Nobody reported to the ministry ...