Cholera kills eight in Ebonyi State

No fewer than eight persons have been killed by cholera in Akpoha community of Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

The Public Relations Officer of the Council, Sunday Nkama, confirmed the casualty figure in a statement issued on Monday.

Nkama said the Chairman of the LGA, Uche Ibiam, had visited the area, relatives of the deceased and those undergoing treatment in the hospital.

He said: “On hearing the sad news of the cholera outbreak in Akpoha and the consequent loss of lives to the pandemic, Ibiam, on Saturday, December 31, 2022, suspended all his official and unofficial engagements and visited victims in obedience to the axiom that the primary duty of any responsible government is to protect and save lives.

“The disease that is reported to have claimed eight lives at Amata-Akpoha, while others are at various health facilities receiving medical treatment, is said to have taken the community by storm.”