Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, has mourned the death of three secondary school girls suspected to have died of food contaminated with poison at Mega Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School.
The governor mourned the death of the students when he paid a condolence visit to the secondary school in Mega, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state.
He expressed his heartfelt sympathy on the tragedy and prayed God against recurrence.
Bagudu advised students not to be discouraged by the incident which he described as an act of God, but to continue with their studies.
Briefing the governor, the Principal of the school, Hajiya Lami Abubakar, told Bagudu that the food consumed by the deceased students was not a school meal, but prepared from home by parents of one of the girls. Read more
