BY TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO
There was palpable fear on Monday after eleven pupils of St James Primary School, Owo-Ope, Osogbo, capital of Osun State were rushed to different hospitals in the metropolis after eating food served to them in school.
According to the parents of the affected children, the food that was served on Monday by some food vendors recruited by the state government under the O’Meal programme was a contaminated meal.
They said the affected pupils started experiencing stomach upset and were vomiting no sooner than they returned home from school.
Upon interrogation, the children disclosed that the O’Meal vendors served each of them a plate of rice with egg.
A video sighted by The Point when the victims were rushed to a hospital in Osogbo, showed some of the children receiving drips on their sickbeds.
One of the pupils confirmed that they started stooling and vomiting when they left school around 1:00pm.
Some of the mothers of the children expressed anger and alleged that they perceived rotten eggs from the mouths of the victims.
One of the parents said that her child was vomiting blood before he was rushed to the hospital.
They urged the state government to investigate the activities of the O’Meal vendors in the school.
