… As govt link leak to previous gaseous emission

Hundreds of secondary school students were taken to hospitals on Wednesday morning after another outbreak of an unusual gaseous odour affected Ijebu-Ode, Ago-Iwoye and Ijebu-Igbo in Ogun State.

In Ijebu-Ode, the recurring incident once again affected students of Anglican Girls Grammar School, both public and private sections, in Obalende.

Dozens of students reportedly inhaled the odour and were admitted to the General Hospital for medical attention.

The incident also spread to Ijebu-Igbo, where several students of Ijebu-Igbo Girls Grammar School were affected and rushed to the General Hospital for treatment.

In Ago-Iwoye, the strange odour was also reported, forcing some schools to abruptly suspend academic activities and send students home.

The latest occurrence triggered panic and heightened tension at the General Hospitals in Ijebu-Ode and Ijebu-Igbo, as parents, teachers, guardians and other residents hurriedly brought affected students to the facilities for treatment.

As at the time of filing the report, the doctors and nurses were busy attending to the affected students

Reacting, State Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Ola Oresanya, linked Wednesday’s offensive gaseous odour to previous underground gas emissions that have occurred intermittently in Ijebu-Ode since April 2026.

Oresanya said investigations by the state government had established that the incidents were neither acts of sabotage nor the result of gas pipeline leaks, but natural occurrences associated with geological and tectonic fault lines.

The commissioner urged residents to remain calm, assuring parents and guardians that the incident was not fatal and that the affected students were expected to recover shortly after receiving medical treatment.