Underground gas spreads panic across Ogun schools

Punch Nigeria · Daniel Ayantoye · 2026-10-25 01:40 UTC

An underground gas emission identified as methane is causing panic in Ogun State, hospitalising students in Ijebu-Ode, Ijebu-Igbo and Ago-Iwoye.

As the strange odour spreads across Ijebu-Ode, Ijebu-Igbo and Ago-Iwoye, worried parents fear possible long-term health consequences, while the state government investigates the source of the methane and other gases, DANIEL AYANTOYE writes

Fainting spells, breathing difficulties, dizziness, nausea, headaches and abdominal pains.

These were among the symptoms experienced again by students in several schools in Ijebu, Ogun State, after inhaling an offensive gaseous odour, prompting temporary school closures.

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