The Yobe Government has confirmed that four persons have died from acute diarrhoea in Gujba Local Government Area of the state.
Lawan Gana, the Yobe State’s Commissioner for Health, disclosed this to journalists in Damaturu on Monday, September 16, 2024.
Mr Gana said the disease was detected in Jangalawaji and Tadandara settlements in Gujba Ward.
The commissioner stated that both villages were among areas ravaged by recent floods in the state.
He pointed out that samples of the victims were collected and undergoing examination.
Mr Gana also called on the public not to panic, as the government was doing everything possible to address the situation.
He denied claims of an outbreak of cholera in the Gujba and Ngelzarma, saying only laboratory results could confirm the outbreak of the disease.
