At least five persons have d!ed following a suspected cholera outbreak in Gwagwa community, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory, with many others receiving treatment at some private health facilities
Abuja Metro learnt the outbreak which hit the area on Monday has led to the death of five residents. Gwagwa community is one of the densely populated areas with mostly low-income earners.
A resident, Usman Abdullahi, who said he lost two neighbours to the outbreak, identified the deceased as Muhammad Danlami and Abbati Gambo.
Abdullahi said he learnt about the outbreak two days earlier, adding that the two victims were buried alongside three other victims at the community cemetery on Wednesday.
Findings by Abuja Metro showed that many other persons affected by the disease had been taken to three private health facilities in the community: Capital, Crown and Ngozi clinics.
When contacted yesterday, FCT Epidemiologist, Dr Lawal Lukman Ademola, said he was alerted about an incident in the community but said that the FCT Administration will come out with its findings after investigation.
He said more details regarding the outbreak will be communicated to the public within 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territory Administration said it has commenced investigations into reports of a suspected cholera outbreak in Gwagwa community, Abuja, following alerts received by its health authorities.
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