3 Pupils Die In Abuja After Eating Birthday Biscuit, 2 Hospitalised

The Local Education Authority, LEA, Primary School in Kubwa, Abuja was shut down on Wednesday shutdown after three pupils died mysteriously.

The pupils reportedly died after eating biscuit shared during a classmate’s birthday celebration in the school.

It was gathered that the three students died of the same symptoms, bleeding from the ears and from the nose.

According to DailyTrust, the late students identified as Na’imat Yahaya, 14, and Yahaya Garba, 14, both in primary four, died after returning to their homes.

The third late student identified as Moses Sunday of primary one, was said to have been taken to the Kubwa hospital along with two other school pupils namely Aisha Isa and Hasiya Haruna on the day of the party.

Moses later died on Wednesday while the two others are said to be in stable condition.

The development has led to confusion in the area, with parents storming the school to withdraw their wards.

According to one of the parent: “I didn’t hear about the information on time until a friend called me this afternoon that children are dying here in this school. I had to abandon what I was doing to rush down her and pick up my children. This is quite sad and i think it time for school managements to stop pupil from celebrating their birthdays in school.”

Chairman of the Bwari Area Council, Musa Dikko who visited the school along with representatives of the FCT minister, told journalists after a security meeting in the school that the school is closed till Monday, February 26, and investigations are ongoing on the cause of death of the victims.