One hundred and fifty-four students of the Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa in Katsina state, have been hospitalised.
In a statement on Wednesday, Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the
Katsina police command’s public relations officer (PPRO), said the incident
occurred on Monday after the students reportedly developed symptoms of an
“adverse drug reaction” following the administration of praziquantel tablets.
The tablets were reportedly administered by the school
authorities to treat bilharzia. The disease is also known as schistosomiasis
caused by parasitic worms and spreads through contact with freshwater
contaminated by the parasites, including rivers, ponds, lakes and streams.
He said the affected students were taken to hospital for
treatment and discharged, with no casualties or loss of life recorded.
The command said the remaining 25 students, who had earlier
been kept in the hospital for further medical care, had also been treated and
discharged.
He added that all the affected students were in good health
and have been reunited with their families and schoolmates.
Ali Umar Fage, the commissioner of police, thanked the
public for their cooperation and calmness during the incident, while urging
residents not to spread unconfirmed reports or rumours, assuring them that the
police would continue to protect lives and property across the state.
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