During the past week eight people have been reportedly killed by a fresh outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis in Bugaje ward, Jibia Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State.
The Information Officer in the area, Saadu Suleiman, who confirmed the deaths on Saturday to journalists said, five males and three females lost their lives to meningitis between last Monday and Friday.
According to Suleiman several others were hospitalized at the health centre in Bugaje.
“We recorded a fresh case of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, CSM, in Bugaje that claimed the lives of eight persons,” he said.
“The outbreak was recorded between Monday and Friday. Five of them were males and three females.”
Meanwhile, the Permanent Secretary of state Ministry of Health, Dr. Kabir Mustapha, is yet to comment on the development.
Early this month, an outbreak was recorded in Jaja village, Gangara ward in Jibia Local Government Area of the state, where seven person reportedly died and several others hospitalised.
Ten LGAs of Jigawa State, also recorded 51 cases of the deadly disease, while 15 persons were feared killed.
The Yobe Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bello Kawuwa, also disclosed that the state recorded 10 new cases of Meningitis with three deaths in 2018.
