Disease Outbreak!! 282 Deaths In Nigeria From Meningitis Attack

There has been recorded cases of over 282 death,  since February the meningitis outbreak affected some northern states in Nigeria..

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has expressed concern about rising cases of deaths and ill-health following the outbreak of meningitis in some parts of the country.

The Acting Executive Secretary of the commission, Oti Ovrawah, said in a statement by the agency that important bodies must act fast so as to curb the death rate caused by the disease. Thereby a state of emergency should be declared in this states.

The affected states includes, Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi and Niger, Kano, as well as the capital, Abuja.

According to Mr. Ihekweazu, Zamfara has the highest number of confirmed cases of 44, followed by Katsina with 32, Sokoto 19, Kebbi 10 and Niger 4 confirmed cases.

Since the outbreak in February the Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu said on Thursday that 1,966 suspected cases have been recorded while 109 have been confirmed and being treated.