TheCable

Five children have reportedly died in Kafanchan, headquarters of Jama’a LGA of Kaduna, after suffering from an illness yet to be ascertained by authorities. 

The affected children, who were between the age of two and 13 years, were said to have experienced pains around their necks and loss of appetite.

The victims were reported to have died within 24 hours of contracting the disease.

Confirming the development to TheCable on Thursday, Kate Edim, spokesperson of the Kaduna state ministry of health, said the infection is currently being investigated.

Edim said the ministry has received information about the strange disease, adding that a team was deployed to Kafanchan on Wednesday for sample collection.

“The ministry had sent a team to Kafanchan yesterday (Wednesday) to take samples. We are still awaiting the results,” she said.

“We are going to be having a meeting with the team any moment from now to hear from them.”

She added that the outcome of the investigations on the cause of the deaths would be made public.