Panic has again gripped Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School, Ijebu-Ode, after a strange chemical odour sent several students and staff to the hospital for medical attention on Wednesday.
DAILY POST reports that this is the third time in three months that the incident has happened in the area.
Recall that on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, no fewer than thirty students and two teachers were admitted to the State General Hospital, Ijebu Ode, following a suspected gas leakage in the school.
Barely one month and two weeks after, another leakage occurred affecting over 100 students and teachers from Anglican Girls Grammar School, Obalende; Our Lady of Apostle Secondary School, Epe Garage, among others, located in the same local government.
The State Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, stated that necessary action was taken by the Ministry of Education, OGEPA, Security agents, and the Local Government.
According to him, the government also deployed an Air Quality Monitoring device at Ijebu Ode Grammar School to provide early detection of abnormal air quality conditions and support timely public health interventions.
The commissioner added that it will activate a multi-agency environmental and public health assessment team comprising environmental regulators, emergency response services, and technical air quality experts to determine the source of the emissions, assess spatial extent and exposure risk, and evaluate associated gases to avoid a recurrence.
However, DAILY POST on Wednesday, June 3rd, learnt that another gaseous leakage occurred during school hours, causing discomfort, breathing difficulties and panic within the school premises.
As of the time of filing this report, government authorities, environmental experts and emergency management agencies had yet to issue an official statement on the cause of the latest incident.
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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