President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to help the people of Kano to halt the number of mystery deaths plaguing the state.
Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Wednesday noted
that there is a global shortage of personal protective equipment.
He listed others not readily available as testing kits and other medical devices.
The presidency observed that in every country, there are some cities and regions more severely affected than others.
“In Nigeria, there are currently verbal autopsies underway in
Kano State to identify the precise cause of the sudden and rapid
increase in mortality in recent days”, the statement read.
“While some may wish to believe that there are other causes at
play here like hypertension, diabetes, meningitis, and acute malaria’,
there are others who say it is COVID-19. We should be prepared to accept
the medical and scientific result of the autopsies and work together to
confront the common enemy.”
The presidency added that globally, communities with similar
socioeconomic dynamics like Kano have found it very helpful, the sort of
lockdown measures now imposed, with markets and other public places of
worship shuttered more strictly.
“If there is reason to believe that the mortality rate in Kano
due to COVID-19 is out of control, it will spell a serious development
to which the best action would be for the Federal government and state
government to work more tightly together to find solutions and implement
them together.”
The statement urged current or former holders of office from Kano and other states in Nigeria to be united.
It added that there is no time to talk and that the common purpose should be to preserve the lives and health of citizens.
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