18 pupils hospitalised after eating Osun free meal, govt begins probe… 

Osun State Government has begun an investigation into the reported case of about 18 pupils of James Primary School B, Osogbo, who reportedly landed in the hospitals after eating a mid-day meal served to them under the free school feeding programme of the state government.

The government also directed the stoppage of further food cooking at the affected school pending the outcome of the investigations.

A statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, obtained in Osogbo on Tuesday, said the governor, Ademola Adeleke directed immediate action when the matter was reported to him.

According to the statement, the victims have been treated and discharged from hospitals.

The incident which happened on Monday, caused panic, especially among parents of the affected pupils, who shared videos of them on hospital beds on social media.

In one of the videos obtained on Tuesday, three of the victims were recorded receiving drip.

Narrating how they became ill, one of the victims said they were served rice with egg, after which they started running stool.

Also in the video, mothers of the victims, said they observed foul smell of the egg their children were served when they returned home from school on Monday.

They said their children started stooling not long after returning from school, raising concerns about the food the vendor served them.

They demanded an investigation into the development to prevent reoccurrence.