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Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has ordered the immediate closure of Our Lady of Apostle Primary and Secondary schools (OLAS) located in Ijebu Ode area of the state, where 30 students and two teachers were hospitalized following a gas leakage.
The governor also ordered a full investigation into the incident.
Recall that on Wednesday, a gaseous substance spread across the school premises, shortly after the assembly session, making it difficult for many students and staff to breathe.
According to the Vice Principal, Mrs Adeola Borogun, immediately the strange chemical smell was perceived, several students began vomiting and fainting, forcing the school management to call for ambulances from the State General Hospital, Ijebu Ode.
The Chief Medical Director of the State hospital, Dr Banjo Adeoye, stated that most of the affected individuals brought in were now in stable condition, and the exact chemical substance responsible for the incident is yet to be identified.
Reacting to the incident on Thursday, Governor Abiodun in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, ordered the security agencies in the state to immediately investigate the cause of the incident.
He noted that the investigation will reveal the root cause and offer useful suggestions to prevent any future occurrence.
The governor also directed the immediate opening of a situation room at the General Hospital, Ijebu-Ode which will offer free treatment to other students and residents of the impacted areas such as Makalewo, Ogbogbo, Molipa, Igbegba, Ikoto and Oke-Aje market.
Parts of the statement read: “Following the unfortunate release of gaseous chemical in Ijebu- Ode hours ago where thirty students and two teachers of our Lady of Apostle Primary and Secondary schools (OLAS) were affected through inhalation of the gas, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has ordered the security agencies in the state to immediately investigate the cause of the incident.
“Governor Abiodun has also directed the immediate opening of a Situation Room at the General Hospital, Ijebu-Ode which will offer free treatment to other students and residents of the impacted areas such as Makalewo, Ogbogbo, Molipa, Igbegba, Ikoto and Oke-Aje market.”
The government implored residents of the state to disabuse their mind of any security threat because of release of the gaseous chemical, adding that safety officials and a team from the state environmental protection agency, OGEPA, have deployed gas analyzer to track the source of the gas.
Meanwhile, the commissioner accompanied by the Ijebu-Ode Local Government chairman, Mr Dare Alebiosu, and permanent secretaries in the ministries of environment and education, Dr Kafayat Lawal and Mrs Oluwatosin Oloko, visited the schools and the general hospital where the victims were hospitalized.
Ogun school gas leakage: Gov Abiodun orders full investigation
