64 Katsina students hospitalised after taking schistosomiasis medication

At least 64 students at Government Science Secondary School in Batagarawa, Katsina State, were hospitalised after developing complications following medication for schistosomiasis. Zagazola Makama reported that students experienced vomiting, dizziness and abdominal pain, and some were unconscious when they reached medical facilities. They were taken to three hospitals, including General Amadi Rimi Specialist Hospital in Batagarawa and Katsina General Hospital. Some teachers were allegedly accused of beating students who showed symptoms and claiming they were pretending to be ill; the state government had issued no immediate statement.