Kano State has continued to witness a rise in unusual deaths as
over 12 persons were confirmed dead on Saturday. The deceased
include professors, a newspaper editor, and other
professionals.
They were buried at different cemeteries within and outside the
metropolis.
Within the past eight days of lockdown in the state, no fewer
than 20 persons have died from undisclosed ailments.
Eyewitnesses and undertakers at cemeteries in the state said an
unspecified number of people had died and were buried over the past
few days.
Among the prominent persons that died in Kano on Saturday were
Prof Ibrahim Ayagi, Dr Musa Umar Gwarzo, Alhaji Dahiru Rabiu
(former Grand Khadi), Musa Tijjani (Editor of Triumph Newspaper)
and Adamu Isyaku Dal, who was a former Executive Secretary of the
State Universal Basic Education Board.
Others are Alhaji Salisu Lado, Hajiya Shamsiyya Mustapha,
Hajiyaj Nene Umma, Alhaji Garba Sarki Fagge, Dr Nasiru Maikano
Bichi, Secretary Student Affairs, North West University, Prof Aliyu
Umar Dikko of Physiology Department, Bayero University Kano, and
Ado Gwanja’s mother, among others.
The spate of deaths in the state has continued to instil fear
and confusion among people living in the state.
A dweller, Tijjani Abdullahi, who spoke to our correspondent,
called on the state government to investigate the increasing number
of deaths in the city in order to address the possible cause of the
deaths.
“The state government has concentrated on the fight against
coronavirus while people are dying of other ailments in silence.
Some even suspected that the people are dying of coronavirus
without being detected.”
According to him, most of the recent deaths have been attributed
to high blood pressure, malaria, ulcer and even hunger, adding that
the dearth of medical doctors to attend to patients in hospitals
across the state has become worrisome.
Some people in the state have continued to express concern over
the increase in the number of deaths since the state government
imposed a total lockdown on the state as a result of the rising
cases of coronavirus.
Meanwhile, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on Wednesday denied that
there was any strange death in the state, saying, “There is nothing
to show that there is unusual frequency of deaths in Kano
State.”
The Kano State Taskforce Committee on COVID-19 said the number
of confirmed cases was 74 as of Saturday.
The Coordinator of the taskforce committee, Dr Tijjani Hussaini,
told our correspondent in Kano on Saturday.
Kano State has continued to witness a rise in unusual deaths as
over 12 persons were confirmed dead on Saturday. The deceased
include professors, a newspaper editor, and other
professionals.
They were buried at different cemeteries within and outside the
metropolis.
Within the past eight days of lockdown in the state, no fewer
than 20 persons have died from undisclosed ailments.
Eyewitnesses and undertakers at cemeteries in the state said an
unspecified number of people had died and were buried over the past
few days.
Among the prominent persons that died in Kano on Saturday were
Prof Ibrahim Ayagi, Dr Musa Umar Gwarzo, Alhaji Dahiru Rabiu
(former Grand Khadi), Musa Tijjani (Editor of Triumph Newspaper)
and Adamu Isyaku Dal, who was a former Executive Secretary of the
State Universal Basic Education Board.
Others are Alhaji Salisu Lado, Hajiya Shamsiyya Mustapha,
Hajiyaj Nene Umma, Alhaji Garba Sarki Fagge, Dr Nasiru Maikano
Bichi, Secretary Student Affairs, North West University, Prof Aliyu
Umar Dikko of Physiology Department, Bayero University Kano, and
Ado Gwanja’s mother, among others.
The spate of deaths in the state has continued to instil fear
and confusion among people living in the state.
A dweller, Tijjani Abdullahi, who spoke to our correspondent,
called on the state government to investigate the increasing number
of deaths in the city in order to address the possible cause of the
deaths.
“The state government has concentrated on the fight against
coronavirus while people are dying of other ailments in silence.
Some even suspected that the people are dying of coronavirus
without being detected.”
According to him, most of the recent deaths have been attributed
to high blood pressure, malaria, ulcer and even hunger, adding that
the dearth of medical doctors to attend to patients in hospitals
across the state has become worrisome.
Some people in the state have continued to express concern over
the increase in the number of deaths since the state government
imposed a total lockdown on the state as a result of the rising
cases of coronavirus.
Meanwhile, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on Wednesday denied that
there was any strange death in the state, saying, “There is nothing
to show that there is unusual frequency of deaths in Kano
State.”
The Kano State Taskforce Committee on COVID-19 said the number
of confirmed cases was 74 as of Saturday.
The Coordinator of the taskforce committee, Dr Tijjani Hussaini,
told our correspondent in Kano on Saturday.