64 Katsina college students hospitalised after schistosomiasis medication

No fewer than 64 college students of Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa, Katsina State, have reportedly been hospitalised after growing well being problems following the administration of treatment for schistosomiasis.

The incident was compounded by allegations that some lecturers beat college students who confirmed indicators of sickness, accusing them of pretending to be sick.

Counter-insurgency and safety knowledgeable within the Lake Chad area, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this in a put up on X on Thursday.

According to info made out there to Zagazola, the affected college students developed signs together with vomiting, dizziness and stomach ache after taking the treatment.

Some of the scholars have been reportedly unconscious after they arrived at medical amenities, prompting their evacuation for pressing remedy.

The affected college 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 college students who have been experiencing the signs, accusing them of being mischievous and pretending to be ailing.

The circumstances surrounding the alleged assault stay unclear, whereas there was no instant official assertion from the Katsina State Government on the incident.

The improvement has raised questions in regards to the treatment administered to the scholars, the dosage used, the medical supervision supplied and the response of college authorities when the kids started exhibiting signs.