At least four people have been confirmed dead and 12 hospitalized after students of the College of Education, Waka-Biu in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, returned from a Yankari Games Reserve field tripon phone from Biu, those that lost their lives complained of abdominal pains after which they vomited blood.
One of the dead students, Adama Dika, is the daughter of the caretaker chairman of Biu Local Government Area, Usman Dika. “However the deputy governor, just like any other parent, is very much saddened and concerned about the development,” he added.The College Provost, Mr Audu, said the students were on holiday at the time they embarked on the field trip to Yankari.“But the students had to return to the campus to embark on the excursion because it was already planned and they had to go for the trip as part of their course work.
He said he also alerted the state government which deployed an emergency medical response team to Biu from Maiduguri. A total of 12 of them were not feeling very well and the medics gave them some medication and asked them to return on Wednesday for further medical examination by the medical team from Maiduguri.“However the PMO had to refer three of the ill with more severe case of ailment to be admitted at the hospital,” he said.