150 deaths in Bauchi ‘not COVID-19 related’ — Governor
The governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, on Sunday confirmed that at least 150 persons have died from both unknown and natural causes in Katagum local government area of the state, in the past weeks.
A copy of the letter, which was addressed to the president through the office of the Secretary to the government of the Federation, circulated on the social media last week. Mr Baba highlighted that “the centrality and proximity of Azare to Bauchi, Kano and some major cities of Jigawa State make the town’s large population susceptible to the virus due to the already existing large cases of the disease in those areas.”COVID-19 pandemicHe appealed to the presidency to direct the NCDC to urgently reach out to Azare town with all the necessary facilities and palliatives to assist the communities there, adding that the situation in Azare was “a matter of life and death.
Charging the government of Bauchi “to intensify awareness campaign” on the reality of the new coronavirus, Mr Azare blamed the massive death in Azare and its environs on “deliberate ignorance and reckless skepticism.‘Not so many deaths’ The deputy governor also said while he was in Azare, he had a “one on one discussion” with the local undertakers who confirmed to him that “they only buried an average of six corpses per day” in the past one week.
Barely 24 hours after the deputy governor had briefed the media on the situation in Azare, and other communities bordering Kano State, Mr Mohammed called for yet another press briefing.
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