By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Management of the Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, on Saturday, March 22, 2025, expressed serious concern over the unfortunate death of its six students.
The lives of the students were claimed by the deadly meningitis disease which has been ravaging the State lately.
The Source reports that Kebbi State is one of the most hard hit since the outbreak of the disease in parts of the Northern Region of the country about a month ago.
As at last week, the casualty figures had hit about 56 persons in Kebbi State alone.
A statement from the University’s spokesperson, Mustapha Ango, indicated that the six deaths were recorded in the last 48 hours.
However, he informed that concerted measures have been put in place to control any further spread of the disease.
According to Ango, the University’s authorities in collaboration with the World Health Organization WHO ,United Nation Children Fund UNICEF, Medicin Sans Frontieres and other critical stakeholders have been trying to manage the situation.
“Upon detecting the initial signs of the outbreak, KASUSTA took immediate and decisive action to mitigate the spread of the disease.
“A special Committee led by the Provost of the College of Health Sciences, Prof.Balarabe Adamu Isah, was directed to conduct a thorough investigation.
“We properly reported the outbreak to the Kebbi State Ministry of Health and Ministry for Higher Education.
“A stakeholders meeting was convened, bringing together key health sector experts, including WHO, UNICEF ,and Medicin Sans Frontieres”, the University stated.
According to the statement, some of the measures put in place to contain the outbreak include enhanced sanitation, improved medical support and a sustained health awareness campaign.
The Vice Chancellor of the University Prof B. G. Danshehu, according to the statement, expressed deep sadness over the unfortunate loss of the students.
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