There is tension in Kano State over reports of eleven prominent persons who reportedly died within the last 24 hours.- TheNewsGuru (TNG) has published series of report on mysterious deaths in Kano in the past few days.
Among those listed in new death recorded include, foremost economist, Prof. Ibrahim Ayagi; professor of physiology, Prof. Aliyu Abdullahi Umar Dikko; the Regional Manager of First Bank in Kano, Abdullahi Lawal; erstwhile Managing Director (MD) of the Defunct Continental Merchant Bank; and Mallam Musa Ahmad Tijjani, ex-Editor of Leadership Sunday and Triumph newspapers among others (See list).
The cause of death is not yet known, but it might not be unrelated to the novel coronavirus outbreak in the state.
The coordinator of the Kano technical response team for COVID-19, Dr Tijjani Hussaini, confirmed the deaths.
However, he said the deaths cannot be linked to COVID-19 until investigations are completed.
Meanwhile, the COVID-19 testing laboratory in Kano state has remained shut for the past three days following reported lack of testing materials.
Some of the staff in the laboratory were also said to have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the shutting down of the facility.
Governor Ganduje of Kano State has said the situation in Kano State was becoming terrible by the day as cases of COVID-19 pandemic continue to increase in the state.
This is as the state took samples of fresh 44 persons for testing, while issue of deaths among the elderly has not been settled.
“But as the situation gets serious, we are surely on top of it, but this requires putting up a testing machine in Kano by the federal government.
Governor Ganduje, however, assured that nobody that tested positive was in serious need of a ventilator; hence the situation is still manageable.
He said in order to punish offenders of the current lockdown, they have established ten mobile courts to try anybody found wanting.
Ganduje explained that they usually transport the samples of suspected cases to Abuja which takes almost 7 hours and in most cases, the samples get wasted, forcing them to look for other samples.
Governor Ganduje who commended Kano people for observing the total lockdown said the initiative was the only remedy to stop the pandemic.
“We are appealing to the federal government to as they support Lagos and Ogun States also come to the rescue of Kano State quickly.”