RELEASE OF GASEOUS CHEMICAL AT OUR LADY OF APOSTLES SCHOOLS, ABIODUN ORDERS SECURITY AGENCIES TO UNRAVEL ITS ROOT CAUSE, OPENS SITUATION ROOM

 

  Following the unfortunate release of gaseous chemical in Ijebu- Ode hours ago where thirty students and two teachers of our Lady of Apostle Primary and Secondary schools (OLAS) were affected through inhalation of the gas.

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has ordered the security agencies in the state to immediately investigate the cause of the incident.

   In a statement signed on his behalf by the Commissioner for Environment,Ola Oresanya,Abiodun said the investigation will reveal the root cause of the incident and offer useful suggestions to prevent any future occurrence. 

  Governor Abiodun has also directed the immediate opening of a Situation Room at the General Hospital, Ijebu-Ode which will offer free treatment to other students and residents of the impacted areas such as Makalewo, Ogbogbo, Molipa, Igbegba, Ikoto and Oke-Aje market.

   While imploring residents of the state to disabuse their mind of any security  threat because of release of the gaseous chemical, Governor Abiodun has also ordered the immediate closure of the affected schools.

   Already,Ogun State Safety Officials and the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency, OGEPA team have deployed Gas Analyser to track the source of the gas.

   Meanwhile, Commissioner for Environment, Dr Ola Oresanya accompanied by the Ijebu-Ode Local Government chairman, Mr Dare Alebiosu and Permanent Secretaries in the Ministries of Environment and Education, Dr Kafayat Lawal and Mrs Oluwatosin Oloko visited the schools and the General Hospital where the thirty students and two teachers affected were hospitalized.

   Speaking on behalf of the team, Oresanya said students and the teachers are in stable condition.