No fewer than 64 students of Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa, Katsina State, have reportedly been hospitalised after creating well being issues following the administration of remedy for schistosomiasis.
The incident was compounded by allegations that some lecturers beat students who confirmed indicators of sickness, accusing them of pretending to be sick.
Counter-insurgency and safety skilled within the Lake Chad area, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this in a submit on X on Thursday.
According to info made obtainable to Zagazola, the affected students developed signs together with vomiting, dizziness and stomach ache after taking the remedy.
Some of the students have been reportedly unconscious once they arrived at medical services, prompting their evacuation for pressing therapy.
The affected students have been taken to General Amadi Rimi Specialist Hospital in Batagarawa, Katsina General Hospital and Turai Yar’Adua Hospital for medical consideration.
However, allegations emerged that some lecturers beat students who have been experiencing the signs, accusing them of being mischievous and pretending to be unwell.
The circumstances surrounding the alleged assault stay unclear, whereas there was no fast official assertion from the Katsina State Government on the incident.
The improvement has raised questions concerning the remedy administered to the students, the dosage used, the medical supervision supplied and the response of faculty authorities when the youngsters started displaying signs.
