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Alarming! Ex-Grand Kadi, 22 Others, Among Kano High Profile Mystery Deaths

... Over 600 deaths recorded

Timothy Ojo April 25, 2020

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By Timothy Ojo

Kano State Government has begun an investigation to find out the cause of recent deaths ravaging the state. At least 23 high-profile deaths have been recorded in the past 24 hours (Saturday), due to unknown causes.

The Kano State Ministry of Health is championing the investigation into the alarming deaths.

Notable among the prominent citizens that died are: former Grand Kadi of Kano, Dahiru Khadi, Musa Umar Gwarzo, as well as Musa Tijjani, editor of the state-owned Triumph Newspaper. Another prominent victim is Ibrahim Ayagi, 80, Kano-based professor of economics, a former head of Nigerian Economic Intelligence Bureau, and until his death the chief executive officer of Hassan Gwarzo Group of Schools.

Some other high profile deaths include Salisu Lado, Nene Umma, Garba Sarki Fagge, Adamu Isyaku Dal, former executive secretary, SUBEB and mother of the renowned businessman, Ado Gwanja.

The list continues with Nasiru Maikano Bichi, Secretary, students Affairs, North-West University, Kano, Aliyu Umar Dikko, a professor in the Department of Physiology, Bayero University, Kano, all dead.

It should be recalled that Kano has not been able to carry out COVID-19 tests since Wednesday, following the suspension of testing by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to fumigate the testing centres.

Prior to the suspension of COVID-19 tests, the state had confirmed 73 cases of coronavirus.

So far, there are no pointers to connect the increasing deaths to COVID-19. Medical experts have cited other reasons for the possible deaths to be with the unfavourable weather being experienced in the state amongst many other reasons.

The experts also said it would be too early to assume the deaths were caused by coronavirus.

’’The deaths have to be investigated by epidemiologists to determine reasons behind the increasing deaths,‘’ said Dr Usman Bashir of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital.

There have been over 600 deaths reported in Kano.