AN outbreak of cholera at Lugu village, in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, has claimed  nine lives from October 7, 2010.

Nigerian Tribune discovered, on Wednesday, that  the deceased included children and adults.

It was also confirmed that the victims were from the isolation camp set up in the village by the Medicines Sans Frontiers and assisted by health officials from the Wurno Local Government Area.

A local government health official overseeing the operations of the camp, Mallam Sambo Idris said so far 1,185 cases had been recorded at the camp.

He further stated that 18 patients were currently on admission at the camp while the rest had been discharged.

Contacted, the chairman of the local government , Alhaji Almustapha Isa Matawalle, attributed the problem to the contamination of sources of water due to the recent flood disaster in the area.

He said his council had purchased assorted drugs and water treatment chemicals worth about N4.5 million which were being administered at the camp.

The chairman said his council had given an eight-week deadline to the residents of the village to ensure that they dug pit latrines.

Matawalle commended  the state government as well as Medicines San Frontiers for donating additional drugs and chlorine to the local government as well as dispatching a medical team to help in arresting the  ugly situation at the village.

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