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By ANA reporter 
16h ago
Johannesburg – Former Nigerian Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode condemned the mysterious death of 150 people in Kano state last week and urged President Muhammadu Buhari to act quickly or hundreds of thousands of people could die from to coronavirus (Covid-19) and related diseases.
In a tweet on his Twitter page on Tuesday, Fani-Kayode asked the Nigerian leader to investigate the deaths and find out what caused them.
“What the hell is going on?” I ask.
“If President Muhammadu Buhari does not do something quickly, hundreds of thousands of people, especially the elderly, will begin to die of Covid-19 and related diseases in Kano and other parts of the north. In a country of 200 million, we have only tested 10,000. We are playing with fire, ”he said.
150 people have mysteriously died in Kano in the past three days.
What the hell is going on?
– Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK)
April 21, 2020
If something is not done quickly by @MBuhari Hundreds of thousands of people, especially the elderly, will begin to die of Covid and related diseases in Kano and other parts of the north. In a country of 200 million have we only tried 10,000? We are playing with fire!
– Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK)
April 21, 2020
Ripples Nigeria reported that Dr. Tijjani Hussaini, executive secretary of the Kano State Board of Primary Health Care, told reporters that in Kano doctors had not yet verified the claim and the medical cause of the alleged deaths.
Hussaini, acknowledging that the state’s residents were panicking, said: “The investigation is fueled by reports that more deaths have been reported in the past seven days. We want to know the number of people who are already dead. We also want to investigate how they died. .
“It is when we have a good idea; it is when we obtain the result of the findings that we can draw conclusions adequately and inform the public. “
Kano currently has 59 confirmed cases of Covid-19.
The Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said the country has registered 117 new cases of Covid-19, its highest number in a single day.
The country has registered a total of 782 cases, with 197 recoveries and 25 deaths.
African News Agency (ANA)
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