Ogun Closes Schools After Students Hospitalised in Gas Incident

Ogun State ordered schools in IjebuOde, AgoIwoye and IjebuIgbo closed after students were hospitalised following fresh gaseous emissions on Wednesday, October 21. Officials said students received treatment at hospitals in IjebuOde and IjebuIgbo, while the emissions disrupted school activities in AgoIwoye. The affected schools included Anglican Girls Grammar School in IjebuOde and IjebuIgbo Girls Grammar School. Itamerin Comprehensive High School in AgoIwoye was also named among the schools affected. Reports described students fainting and experiencing difficulty breathing. A teacher at one school told a local reporter the episode began at about 10 a.m.; the account was not independently detailed by other witnesses in the reports. One report put the number of students hospitalised at more than 100. Other accounts said several students were taken for medical attention without giving a confirmed total. The reports did not establish a final count or provide a subsequent medical update. Ogun State Environmental Agency general manager Kehinde Bello said students receiving treatment were expected to recover. Bello visited affected areas and said the latest emissions were linked to...