PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole to investigate reports of an ‘unknown disease’ that has led to the death of several children in Jigawa State.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by Special Adviser to the president on media and publicity, Femi Adesina in Abuja on Wednesday.
It said the President also directed the Minister to deploy all the necessary machinery to combat the outbreak of the disease reported in Gidan Dugus village of Wangara district, Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
According to the statement, Buhari, in a telephone call to Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State on Tuesday evening to find out the details of the incident, commiserated with the governor and the families of the victims.
He assured the governor that the Federal Government will provide the necessary support to contain the spread of the disease.
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