Mysterious headache, stomach pain kill 16 in Abuja community

Mysterious headache and stomach pains have killed 16 children and youths in  Saburi 1, a village opposite Mopol Barracks along Kubwa expressway, Abuja. 

Saturday Vanguard on Thursday visited the palace of the Chief of the village, Alhaji Mohammed Yamawo who was said to have traveled out of Abuja for an urgent assignment. Speaking to Saturday Vanguard on the development, the Son of the village Chief, Alhaji Halidu Mohammed confirmed that 16 persons whose ages ranged between 10 and 25 years had been officially reported at the palace to have died within the last two weeks.







According to him, “families of the deceased persons came to the palace that their sons and daughters complain of headache and stomach pains and died just like that before they could reach Kubwa General Hospital or Garki General Hospital.” “We do not have big hospital in our community except for few private ones that look more or less like chemists.” “The chief invited some medical experts from town to come and uncover the cause of the sudden deaths but the Doctors could not pin the headache or stomach pains to any sickness or disease”

 Similar deaths were recorded in Lagos communities where about 20 children lost their lives. Cause of death was unknown until last Monday when authorities in Lagos confirmed the children died missiles. Even medical officials and the media attributed the tragedy to mysterious causes. Now, Abuja community is experiencing same.