Two persons were confirmed dead and five were hospitalised due to cholera in Badagry.
The Medical Director of the General Hospital, Badagry, Olatunde Bakare, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that victims were brought to the hospital by some officials of the Correctional Centre in the town.
NAN reports that health authorities declared a cholera outbreak in Lagos on 15 June when 436 suspected cases were reported.