The Sokoto State Government says it has launched a rapid response to the cholera outbreak reported across 12 local government of the state.
The incident, which was first recorded earlier this week, prompted an emergency mobilisation of health personnel and supplies to the affected communities.
A top official at the State Ministry of Health, Biliyaminu Sifawa, who confirmed the development on behalf of the Executive Secretary of State Primary health Development Centre on Thursday, said health workers were deployed to Primary Health Centres within 24 hours of notification.
“Our health workers moved immediately to stabilise patients and ensure the necessary drugs and consumables were available across all affected facilities,” the official who spoke on condition of anonymity, he said.
Sifawa added that the state also intensified community sensitisation on hygiene, safe water handling and the dangers of open defecation — measures described as critical to halting further transmission.
The Head of United Nations Children’s Fund, Sokoto Field Office, Micheal Juma, which supported the operation, said UNICEF’s intervention covered all 12 affected LGAs: Binji, Dange-Shuni, Gada, Goronyo, Gwadabawa, Kebbe, Kware, Silame, Sokoto North, Sokoto South, Tureta and Wamakko.
Juma said the agency delivered 20 cartons of Aqua Tabs, 577 cholera kits, 289 WASH dignity kits, six drums of chlorine, and other lifesaving materials.
“The support was made possible through funding from SIDA and the United States Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance,” the official noted.
 Sokoto and several northwestern states have faced recurrent cholera outbreaks linked to unsafe water sources and poor sanitation practices, especially during the rainy season.
State authorities say monitoring continues as health workers intensify case management and surveillance across communities.
