The Yobe State Government has confirmed the death of four persons from acute diarrhoea in Gujba Local Government Area of the state.
Commissioner for Health, Lawan Gana, disclosed this to reporters in Damaturu on Monday.
Mr Gana said the disease was detected in Jangalawaji and Tadandara settlements in Gujba neighbourhood.
The commissioner said both towns were among the areas devastated by the recent floods in the state.
He said samples were collected from the victims and are being analyzed.
Mr Gana asked the public not to panic as the government was doing everything possible to address the situation.
He denied claims of a cholera outbreak in Gujba and Ngelzarma, saying only laboratory results could confirm the outbreak of the disease. (NAN)
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