Strange Flesh Eating Disease Strikes Adamawa Community

YOLA —Ojoma Yusuf,Yola

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‎Residents of Malabo in Fufore Local Government of Adamawa have raised concern over the outbreak of a strange flesh eating ailment affecting body parts and causing severe pain among victims.

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‎Some patients who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Malabo on Friday, said the disease usually begins like a boil, later bursts, and gradually eats up the flesh, damaging bones in the affected area

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‎“It started like a boil with pains, later got swollen and burst, then began to eat up the flesh on my leg, damaging the bones and causing serious pain.”

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‎“This has left me with an open wound. I can’t explain what is happening to me, though I have visited the hospital and received medication, ” Sabo said.

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‎The community appealed for government support, pointing out that many patients can no longer do their daily activities or support their families.

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‎“Please, we want government assistance untime before our entire community gets affected,”

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‎The victim stressed the need for the government to investigate the cause of the ailment and provide relief materials for affected households.

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‎Another victim, Malam Junaidu Adamu, who said he had been battling the same condition for over two months, narrated similar symptoms.

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‎“About two months ago, after returning from the farm, I felt pains in my leg. It started like a boil, then burst and spread until my flesh started decaying.

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‎“I spend about N25,000 weekly on medications, but the more I take, the worse the condition gets.

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‎“Now my wife stays home to care for me and the children, which has affected our livelihood,” he said.

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‎Adamu also pleaded for the government to urgently intervene before the disease spreads to other communities.

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