Five persons have reportedly lost their lives following an outbreak of Cholera in Abeokuta South and North local government areas of Ogun State.
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The state government which confirmed the outbreak, however, claimed that only one person died as a result of poor hygiene on the part of the residents.
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But, Vanguard findings revealed that, the incident was linked to a septic tank which spilled its content into major water sources in the area, thereby contaminating them.
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Fear has however, gripped residents of Abeokuta who are reportedly apprehensive about drinking water from water pipes in their areas.
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An unconfirmed report has it that the number of deaths from the outbreak may be more than what was reported.
That is not a good one for Ogun State at all...Cholera is not something anyone should toy with. It must be controlled a.s.a.p