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A total of 19 people have been confirmed dead, while 286 others are seeking medical care in various neighborhoods and hospitals.

Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, the State Commissioner for Health, reported that RDT results over the weekend confirmed 286 cases.

The processes have been set up to completely contain the outbreak, according to Janet, who asked the populace to refrain from self-medication.

Research found that in addition to the health commissioner, a team involving the WHO and the Primary Health Care Agency had been sent to the area.

Out of the 89 communities that make up Obubra LGA, it was discovered that 51 of them were impacted.

Also added that, out of the 19 persons who gave up the ghost as a result of the outbreak, 18 died in the different communities while one died in the hospital as a result of late arrival. 

Six students from the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) Primary School Alwaza in the Doma Local Government Area were allegedly kidnapped on Friday, according to the police in Nasarawa State.

DSP Ramhan Nansel, a spokesman for the Police Command, confirmed the incident to reporters in Lafia.

According to Nansel, a preliminary investigation showed that the children, who were between the ages of seven and eight, were kidnapped at around 7:15 a.m. while en route to school.

A joint security force made up of the police, military, and vigilantes had also been dispatched to the area for the purpose of conducting a search and rescue operation, he added.

“We are on the trail of the abductors and the Commissioner of Police Maiyaki Muhammed-Baba, has also visited the scene for on-the-spot assessment,” he stated.

According to Nansel, the police met with the victims’ parents and the school administration.

Hence, he urged the public to provide the police with any information that could result in the victims’ rescue and the suspects’ arrest.