A cholera outbreak in Gashua, Yobe State, has claimed 13 lives out of 160 cases reported in the last six days.
Reports at the Gashua General Hospital revealed that five deaths were initially recorded while eight lives were later lost to the disease.
The source said that the victims were brought in from Sabon Gari, Katuzu, Zango, Lawan Musa and Sarkin Hausawa, which were among the areas worst affected by the outbreak.
Meanwhile, the state government has dispatched a Rapid Response Team to contain the outbreak and spread of the disease.
The General Manager, Yobe Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, Alhaji Mohammed Bukar, confirmed that the response team had embarked on chlorinating water reservoirs and disinfecting toilet facilities in the area.
