By Bisola Adeyemo
No fewer than 100 Students of the College of Health Sciences and Technology in Ijero Ekiti, were hospitalised after accidentally inhaling a dangerous chemical.
Confirming the development in a statement on Wednesday, The Cable reported that the Ekiti Ministry of Health also confirmed that about 100 students were affected, but some of them were later discharged after receiving treatment.
“More resources have been deployed to the State Specialist Hospital to support treatment. These supplies include oxygen cylinders and IV fluids. Also, more doctors have been deployed from Aromoko in addition to the existing team to facilitate faster and better treatment,” the ministry said.
“We regret this situation and we are closely monitoring the hospitalised students to ensure they fully recover.
“We are also in close communication with the school and other concerned bodies to ensure that we investigate the incident to prevent another occurrence.”
The state appealed for calm, adding that they “understand that the students of the college are upset about the incident and we duly empathise with them”.
