The Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, stated on Thursday as a minimum 60 individuals have died from a cholera outbreak withinside the city.
The minister, who disclosed this during an outreach programme on cholera and acute diarrhea diseases on the Pyakasa and Gwagwa communities in Abuja, stated the variety of suspected cases had multiplied from 604 to 698 in the last 72 hours.
The disease first surfaced in the Abuja Municipal Area Council on June 23, where seven people have been killed and 91 cases reported. Represented by the Acting Executive Secretary of the FCT Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Iwot Ndaeyo, the minister stated that the Abaji Area Council recorded 3 suspected cases with no death whilst Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) recorded 281 suspected cases and 22 fatalities.
Bwari Area Council recorded 134 suspected cases with 22 deaths and Gwagwalada had 220 suspected cases with 9 deaths. Aliyu, who described the trend as unacceptable, said the current management could now no longer fold its arms and watch citizens die from preventable sicknesses.
She said: “We must take every necessary step to curb the further spread.”
