Kano’s strange deaths: Top personalities who died within 48 hours
As the Global community battles with the ongoing covid-19 pandemic,Kano State, presently, is currently experiencing serious health issues as sudden cases of strange ailments arise and have killed scores of indigenes in one week.
According to an eye witness, over 18 persons are being buried in a day.
Hypertension, diabetes, meningitis, acute malaria reasons for rising deaths in Kano – Govt
This situation has affected all and sundry. On Sunday, the death of a renowned Professor of Mass Communication in Bayero University Kano (BUK), Prof. Balarabe Maikaba, was announced.
The Nation reports that over 15 prominent indigenes of Kano have died of different “strange ailments” in the last 48 hours.
Though many attribute the situation to COVID-19 pandemic, it was gathered none of the deceased tested positive for coronavirus.
Prominent among those who died were: Prof Ibrahim Ayagi, Dr Musa Umar Gwarzo, Alhaji Dahiru Rabiu (former Grand Khadi), Musa Tijjani (Editor of Triumph Newspaper) and Adamu Isyaku Dal (former SUBEB Executive secretary).
Others were: 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 of Bayero University Kano and Ado Gwanja’s mother, former Commissioner of Education during the military era, Alhaji Aminu Yahaya, among others.
The Kano Government acknowledged and decried the rising death rates in the state capital in a statement on Sunday,but declared that none was caused by the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
According to the statement, reports from the ministry have shown that most of the deaths were caused by complications arising from hypertension, diabetes, meningitis and acute malaria.
