Fear of killer vaccination spread to Kwara

FEAR of suspected killer vaccination already in some parts of the country spread to Kwara state on Wednesday.

This is just as the state government has allayed the fear, describing it as mere rumour.

Tribune Online gathered that hundreds of parents and guardians besieged both private and public schools in Iloffa, headquarters of Oke Ero local government area including Omu Aran and Oro towns in the Irepodun local government area to take their children and wards home.

It was also gathered that the development made schools in the areas to close early on Wednesday.

However, while speaking on the development, Special Adviser on Security to the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Amusa Bello, advised members of the public to ignore the rumour.

“It has come to the notice of the Kwara State Government that certain individuals are spreading rumours about soldiers injecting school pupils in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Area of the State.

The general public is hereby advised to ignore such rumours as neither the Nigerian Army nor any other security agency is currently undertaking a vaccination exercise or any other health campaign in any part of the State.

Members of the public, particularly parents, are advised not to panic and to refrain from withdrawing their wards from schools based on this unfounded rumour”, he said.