AUGUST 28, 2014 BY SODIQ OYELEKE
Students and staff of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have said they were not in fear because of the presence of bats in the institution.
They warned that speculation that bats would cause the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease in the campus should be disregarded.
There is said to be a concentration of bats, which is suspected to be one of the carriers of teh EVD, around the OAU campus.
Some of the students of the university, who spoke to our correspondent on Wednesday, said they had been properly sensitised on how to prevent the disease.
They claimed that the bats posed no threat to them.
One of the students, Bukola Ayoola, described the presence of the bats on the campus as a wonder, saying that unnecessary fear should not be created in the university community.
"Why all these rumours? We are safe here, nothing is wrong with us. We are in perfect situation. We are students and we don't eat bats. We even prefer fish. The bats are not posing any danger. I wonder if Ebola is a virus that just jumps on people. We take caution and we are very careful," she said.
http://www.punchng.com/news/campus-bats-no-threat-to-us-oau-students/
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Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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