Strange illness hits Government Girls College Sokoto, 30 students hospitalised

No fewer than 30 students spent time at the hospital as a result of uncertain sickness which hit the Government Girls College (GGC), Sokoto.

Dr Abdurrahaman Dantsoho, the Director of Public Health in Sokoto state ministry of health, disclosed this to reporters on Thursday in Sokoto.

Mr Danstoho confirmed that the incident occurred from March 23 and the infected students were taken to the Specialist Hospital and were all treated and discharged.

He said the ministry had commenced investigation, testing samples of water, food and other surrounding materials collected.

According to him, no death was reported during the hospitalisation, adding that the ministry was not aware of the rumour of death as a result of the incident.