Election outcome can lead to heart condition, cardiologist warns

A Consultant Cardiologist, Dr. Raheem Moronkola, on Thursday
advised politicians to take care of their health to avoid
heart-related conditions after the outcomes of elections.

Moronkola, who works with the Lagos University Teaching
Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, gave the advice in an interview with
the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.

He said that they should go for regular medical checkup,
especially those above 50 years old, and ensure that they comply
with their medications.

“There are a lot of health complications that can occur in
politicians and people who are really interested in politics after
the release of election results.

“Most of them may have heart-related issues they are nursing or
treating such as hypertension, diabetes and so on, before
elections.

“During elections period, some of them hardly sleep, which can
degenerate into heart-related conditions, especially if they fail
to comply with their doctor’s advice on drugs usage.

“It can also lead to emotional stress which may affect their
heart and develop to stroke after hearing the results.

“We should also realize that it is not only those that lost the
elections that can develop heart-related conditions. “Those that
won elections too can develop an attack due to sudden joy and
happiness which can cause sudden heart failure,’’ Moronkola
said.

He advised politicians to add health awareness and screening to
their election campaign, especially for those above 40 years
old.

“Adults above 40 years should try to know their blood pressure
numbers in order to detect any irregularity.

“It is very important for them to have adequate knowledge of the
dangers surrounding irregular medical checkup and what can lead to
serious heart diseases.

“Those with family history of heart-related diseases should
continue to go for constant screening to ensure prevention,’’ he
said.

(NAN)

Armed Bandits Kill 5, Abduct 35 in Niger
State

Thirty-five persons have been declared missing in 17 communities
in the Rafi and Shiroro Local Government Areas of Niger State,
which were sacked by bandits.

It was learnt that five persons were killed during the
attack.

The Punch reports that a victim of the attack in Shiroro, Aliyu
Shuaibu that the bandits were cattle rustlers, who were in the
habit of raiding communities in the affected areas, “but this time,
they kidnapped our people in large numbers.”

“The armed men stormed our village in broad daylight and shot
repeatedly in the air; we had no choice but to flee into the
forest. Some of the families of my community members kidnapped by
the bandits have paid ransom to secure their freedom. At times, we
go the extra mile to source for money to free some of the villagers
held hostage by the bandits,” Shuaibu stated.

Another victim, Hafsat Ibrahim, said the attackers abducted
women, children and men, and took away their valuables.

Hassan Garba, who was abducted alongside his siblings, said he
was asked to provide N11m as ransom for their release.

“They released me to go and look for N11m ransom for the release
of my siblings, but I got only N1m and they released all of us. I
sold all our belongings to raise the N1m to secure the freedom of
my siblings, otherwise, they would have been killed by now,” he
said.

Governor Abubakar Bello has vowed to tackle the menace of the
hoodlums, promising that his administration would provide adequate
security for the people.

Bello made the vow when he visited the over 4,600 persons, who
were displaced by the attackers and camped in the Kagara and
Pandogari primary schools.

He stated that machinery was being put in place to ensure the
quick return of the victims to their communities.

“We are here to assess the situation and to do whatever we can
so that our people can return to their homes. We are taking actions
that will further improve peace and security in the affected
communities,” the governor said.

Source: https://punchng.com/35-missing-after-bandits-attack-niger-communities/^[1]