The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Ministry of Health, the National Arbovirus and the Vector Research Centre, to probe the cause of strange deaths in Benue State.

The resolution was sequel to a motion on the urgent need to deal with the outbreak of a strange ailment suspected to be Yellow Fever, ravaging Epeilo-Otukpa and Itahono-Owukpa communities in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State.

The motion was moved by Senator Patrick Abba, who is representing Benue South in the red chamber.

The Senate also urge the Federal Ministry of Health to urgently mobilise focal persons to the affected areas to complement the efforts of the Benue State Government in ascertaining the nature of the ailment.

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The upper chamber also urged the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, to synergise and support the people of Benue South Senatorial District and in particular the Epeilo-Otukpa and Itabono -Owukpa Communities, to treat, prevent and or reduce the number of cases and deaths.

The Senate demanded the conduct of a mass vaccination and awareness campaigns in Benue South Senatorial District.

Moro in his motion had noted the outbreak of the strange ailment said to be yellow fever in the communities.

He expressed further concerns that the strange ailment had not yet been effectively diagnosed by health authorities.

He expressed sadness that “people the affected people in the rural localities are dying on a daily basis in their numbers with Epeilo and ltabono communities recording 20 and 25 deaths respectively.”