Hundreds of secondary school students were rushed to hospitals on Wednesday morning, following another occurrence of gaseous odour in Ijebu-Ode, Ago-Iwoye and Ijebu-Igbo.

The incident, happening for the umpteenth time in Ijebu-Ode, once again hit the Anglican Girls Grammar School (Public and Private), Obalende, with dozens of its students affected by the odour and admitted to the General Hospital for treatment.

The situation also spread to Ijebu-Igbo, affecting several more students of the Ijebu-Igbo Girls Grammar School, who were rushed to the General Hospital for treatment.

The gaseous odour was also observed in Ago-Iwoye, with schools reportedly closing abruptly and learners sent home.

Wednesday’s gaseous odour incident caused panic and tension at the General Hospitals in Ijebu-Ode and Ijebu-Igbo, as parents, teachers, guardians and residents raced to rush in affected students for treatment.

As of the time of filing this report, doctors and nurses at the General Hospitals are attending to the affected students.

‘A Natural Occurrence‘

The Ogun State Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Ola Oresanya, in an exclusive interview with Noble News, confirmed that Wednesday’s offensive gaseous odour is linked to the previous underground gas emissions that have sporadically occurred in Ijebu-Ode since April, 2026.

Commissioner Oresanya noted that the government has confirmed that the gaseous odour incidents were not an act of sabotage or a leak from a gas pipeline, but a natural occurrence arising from geological and tectonic fault lines.

Oresanya, while urging residents to stay calm assured parents and guardians that the incident is not fatal. He added that the affected students will recover shortly after their treatment.

He called on affected residents not to cover their faces with nose masks, but rather to use wet handkerchiefs on their faces.