COVID-19: See Full List Prominent People Who Died In Kano Within 24 Hours

According to The Nation, there is the fear of death currently rampaging the ancient city of Kano. News spread on Saturday that various prominent people died, some from the Coronavirus, others from an unknown disease

Ekohotblog reports that the state is currently on lockdown, imposed by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

The prominent persons, who died in Kano on Saturday alone are Prof Ibrahim Ayagi, Dr Musa Umar Gwarzo, Alhaji Dahiru Rabiu (former Grand Khadi), Musa Tijjani (ex-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, with many more unrecorded.

It was gathered that the Coronavirus testing centre in Kano had been shut down for some time now while cemeteries are already overwhelmed from the number of bodies brought in for burial daily.

Meanwhile, the state’s commissioner for information Muhammad Garba has stated that the mysterious death in the state as got nothing to do with in on going deadly pandemic called Coronavirus.

According to him, most of the deaths were caused by complications arising from hypertension, diabetes, meningitis and acute malaria. click HERE to continue reading