Cholera outbreak: Four dies in Kogi

Kogiflame
Four persons have been killed as a result of cholera outbreak in a small community in Kogi State.
It was gathered that the outbreak happened in Daba, an agrarian community in Kupa South, under Lokoja Local Government of Kogi State.
It was further learnt that some persons in the community is currently suffering from the ailment.
According to an indigene of the community Abubakar Suleiman, he told newsmen  on Thursday that the community which has about 200 population don’t have access to good portable water.
“As at Wednesday, four person have been confirmed dead in my community due to Cholera outbreak. This happened because my community could not access good portable water. We are using this medium to call on the government to do something before more lives will be lost” he added.
Suleiman averred that a similar outbreak had occurred in Tsanawa community about a month ago killing three people.
He however explained that the environment health officer of Daba community Mr Mohammed Bochi has been informed of the recent outbreak in his community.
When contacted, the environment health officer of Daba community Mr Mohammed Bochi said he is not in position to talk about the outbreak referring our correspondent to contact the management of Lokoja Local Government Area.
The Kogi State Commissioner For Health Dr Saka Haruna Audu could not be reached as at the time of filing this report as calls and messages put across to his phone line was not reachable.