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Published 27 May 2021
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday, suspended the Provost, College Of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti, Dr Cecilia Adebayo, over the hospitalisation of over 100 students following the fumigation of the school by men suspected to be from the Federal Fire Service.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Yinka Oyebode.
The statement was titled, ‘KSG Suspends Provost College Of Health Sciences As State Launches Investigations Into Controversial Fumigation Exercise That Landed Over 100 Students In Hospital’.
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Angered by the turn of events relating to a fumigation exercise in the State College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti, the Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has suspended the Provost of the institution, Dr Cecilia Adebayo.
Tribune Online recalled that over 100 students of the institution were hospitalised, on Wednesday, after inhaling a chemical substance used in fumigating the school by officials of the Federal Fire Service. The fumigation exercise was said to be for COVID-19.
The incident led to massive protest by the students late Monday where property and vehicles at the administrative building were destroyed.