Eight dead, 10 hospitalised as suspected cholera outbreak hit Ibadan

No fewer than eight people have lost their lives as a result of a strange disease, suspected to be cholera in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

The eight people died as a result of the disease in some villages in Lagelu local government area of Ibadan.

Though, many people have described the disease as strange, an official of Lagelu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA) described the disease as a suspected case of cholera outbreak, Premium Times reported.

Lagelu North LCDA is one of the LCDAs in Lagelu Local Government Area in Ibadan.

Ten people, apart from those who lost their lives, have also been hospitalised as a result of the outbreak, the online news medium gathered.

The 10 people are still at the hospital as at Tuesday.

They included young, old, male, and female.

It was gathered that the eight people died between last Friday and Monday (yesterday) in Ariku and Lagun villages in Lagelu North LCDA.

The death of the eight residents of the local government area has created fear among the people living in the LCDA and the entire Lagelu local government area.

Sources said on Monday that the disease was first recorded at Ariku village.

The source said that five people have died as a result of the outbreak in Ariku village.

The remaining died in Lagun village, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.

The chairperson, caretaker committee for Lagelu West LCDA, Kazeem Gbadamosi, confirmed the development.

According to the online news medium, there has not been official response from the state government on the matter.