Uproar as strange sickness kills four persons within two weeks in Igede community

IGEDE NATIONAL YOUTHS COUNCIL is hereby drawing the attention of government at all levels to a strange sickness ravaging a boundary settlement of Oye-Obi, Obi LGA of Benue State.

The sickness has so far killed four persons in two weeks. The four victims namely Happiness Ogbu, Onah Ogbedu, Andy Edu and Wisdom Agwo developed the same symptoms of Headache, Internal heat, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Stomach ache, Weakness of the body and swollen stomach and died alike.

Our investigation revealed the health authorities in Oju have been briefed. Igede National Youths Council is calling on the Benue State government to as a matter of urgency do all within it’s powers to arrest the situation. We are not resting on our part in the area of mass mobilization and awareness campaign on how to prevent it’s spread. Our investigation reveals that about six more persons as at today, Wednesday, 29 January, 2020 are already down developing the same symptoms, some of them have already been moved to General Hospital, Oju.

All members of the state assembly, national assembly, government appointees from Igede kingdom either with Benue State or Federal government as a matter of urgency are hereby called by the Youths Wing to rise up promptly and let’s fight this dreaded sickness whose name we are yet to get from medical experts.

God bless Igede land.

©Signed
Com. Andyson Iji Egbodo
President Elect,
Igede National Youths Council.

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