By Oluwatoyin Adegoke 

No fewer than 30 students and one teacher of Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School, Ijebu Ode in Ogun State, were hospitalised following a suspected gas leakage within the school premises.

The incident reportedly occurred shortly after the morning assembly when a gaseous substance spread across the school compound, causing breathing difficulties among students and staff.

Some of the affected individuals also experienced dizziness and vomiting.

The affected students and one teacher were subsequently rushed to the State General Hospital in Ijebu Ode for medical attention, where they were said to be responding to treatment.

Speaking on the event, Vice Principal of the school, Mrs Adeola Borogun, said a strange chemical odour was first perceived within the premises, which immediately raised concern among staff and students.

Mrs Borogun explained that as more students begin to show symptoms, the school management quickly contacts emergency services to provide ambulances for their evacuation to the hospital.

Meanwhile, Chairman of Ijebu Ode Local Government, Mr Dare Alebiosu, who visited the hospital, described the situation as calm and under control, assuring parents and residents that a full investigation would be carried out to determine the source and nature of the gas.

Edited by Titilayo Kupoliyi

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