In what appears to be a confusing occurrence, six members of a family in Gitata, Nasarawa State have been reportedly hit with paralysis by a strange disease.
According to the eldest male in the family, identified as Danlami Danladi,each of the six siblings got paralysed after turning 18 years old
The 38 years old,revealed that their both parents are late but not as a result of the disease.
Their father, Danladi Bawa died in 1990 and their mother in 2017
He said:
“Our parents did not die of this disease. They gave birth to eight of us and six of us have been paralyzed by a mysterious ailment.
“When we grew up and reached the age of 18, we found ourselves paralysed. We don’t know what happens and this kind of disease.
“When my father died in 1990, it was our mother that usually provided us with our needs. Her death affected us more as we found it difficult to eat and take care of our medical treatment.
“I am the second born of our parents and I was paralysed in 2006. And let me tell you what disturbs us is that, six of us were paralysed when we were above the age of 18.
“It was after we grew up and we don’t know what is happening to our family.
“All of us went to the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi and Godiya Clinic, Jabba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, after various tests, they told us that nothing was discovered.
“We pray that we will be healed of this mysterious disease one day,” he said.
A resident and hunter in the area, who spoke to news men also disclosed that the people were shocked by the affliction and prayed God to heal them.
“This disease will only paralyse them when they grow up, we wonder why.
“We pray God to heal them and protect the remaining two children of the family from the disease,” Ahmadu said.
Appealing to the federal and state governments as well as well-meaning Nigerians to come to their assistance through the provision of foodstuffs as well as medical needs.
Danladi explained that because of their conditions they could not fend for themselves.
“I was repairing handsets before but now I cannot do the job because I have been paralysed and I pray that God will heal me and my brothers and sisters from this kind of mysterious disease,” he added.
Other members of the family are Asabe, married and has five children, Pius, Maikasuwa, Danjuma and Cecelia, all paralysed.
Their siblings, Hanatu and Joshua are the ones free of the disease, being the youngest members of the family.
