Over 90 students across several secondary schools in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, have been hospitalised after a suspected toxic gas emission caused mass panic, with authorities detecting elevated methane concentrations of up to 13,500 parts per million.
According to Sahara Reporters, fresh panic swept through Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State on Friday after a suspected toxic gas emission affected more than 90 students across several secondary schools, including Anglican Girls Grammar School, forcing evacuations and hospitalisation of victims.
Affected students complained of abdominal pain, dizziness, nausea and respiratory discomfort after a strange odour spread rapidly through parts of the town including Epe Garage and Obalende areas.
Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency General Manager Kehinde Bello disclosed that air quality monitoring devices detected elevated methane concentrations, warning: “Any symptoms such as dizziness, headaches, nausea or respiratory discomfort should be promptly reported to nearby health facilities.”
Sahara Reporters said the Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Professor Abayomi Arigbabu, visited the hospital and appealed to parents to remain calm while a multi-agency environmental and public health assessment team was activated to determine the source of the emission.
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